Gale force winds are being felt across the country today and train operators are having to cancel and amend services.
High winds can bring debris onto the track as well as power loss, meaning trains cannot operate.
Trains that do run may be extremely busy or severely delayed.
Please check with your train operator for the most up to date information.
Here is what we know so far:
24th January – 11:55 am
Wigan – Southport and Manchester Piccadilly – New Mills Central trains are being cancelled / revised due to the severe weather.
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24th January – 09:30 am
Great Western Railway says that lines Newton Abbot and Plymouth have now reopened. Trains may still be cancelled or delayed by up to 50 minutes. Disruption is expected until 10:30 am.
24th January – 08:55 am
Northern says that the following routes will be closed until Sunday, 26th January 2025
- Barrow/Windermere / Oxenholme – Manchester Airport
- Carlisle – Barrow/Lancaster – Manchester Airport (Cumbrian Coast)
- Heysham Port – Morecambe – Lancaster
- Leeds – Settle – Carlisle
- Leeds – Lancaster/Morecambe
24th January – 08:45 am
- Avanti West Coast – Do Not Travel warning for north of Preston (Lancs)
- Caledonian Sleeper – No Service
- CrossCountry – Do Not Travel north of York
- Grand Central – Do Not Travel north of York and amendments for its services to Bradford Interchange
- London North Eastern Railway – Do Not Travel north of York
- Lumo – Do Not Travel north of Newcastle
- Northern – Do Not Travel – 14 routes listed yesterday are closed, with the new addition of Leeds – Skipton / Ilkley / Bradford Forster Square and Ilkley / Bradford Forster Square – Skipton
- ScotRail – Do Not Travel – No service on entire network
- South Western Railway – Revised service in some areas due to emergency speed restrictions being enforced
- Southern – Emergency speed restrictions in place meaning some services will terminate early. Minor delays at Normans Bay and between Cooksbridge – Lewes – Seaford due to level crossing issues.
- TransPennine Express – Do Not Travel on some routes
- Transport for Wales – Some routes are closed
Please check with National Rail for the most up to date list of affected routes.
Responses
(Fri 24th) Its very still, No wind at all on Devon’s south west coast? 9 am and the suns showing! Though i see planes on flight radar only attain 400 knots heading to the USA, But those heading this way are touching 570 knts or 655 MPH.
Looks like not trains are coming over the Pennines from Leads
@Mike_Ashworth Nope, the line between Preston – Bradford Interchange is closed
That’s why nothing is coming over the Pennines from Leeds.