Network Rail says ongoing emergency repair work to the overhead line equipment on the West Coast Main Line after Storm Darragh is causing disruption.

In Warwickshire, both north and south bound trains may be delayed or cancelled as all services will divert via Birmingham whilst engineers fix the equipment near Polesworth.

A network-wide ‘check before you travel’ warning has been issued as Storm Darragh brought trees down and blew debris across the tracks. Please check with your operator for the latest advice.

“Storm Darragh has wreaked havoc on the railway this weekend and we are very sorry to passengers for the disruption to train services this morning on the West Coast Main Line as frontline teams continue with emergency repairs and the clean-up.

“Our engineers are working as fast as we can to stabilise a critical piece of the overhead line equipment in Polesworth. We are asking passengers to check before they travel as some morning journeys between London, the West Midlands, the North West and Scotland may take longer or have altered timetables.”

Chris Baughan, Network Rail’s West Coast South route operations manager