LIVE UPDATES: Train travel impacted as Storm Dennis batters Britain

Train operators are once again having to deal with the elements as Storm Dennis batters Britain today, Sunday 16th February 2020.

A large amount of the network is suffering from delays and cancellations due to the poor weather.

Some operators have issued DO NOT TRAVEL warnings, whilst some are advising passengers to delay travelling.

Here is the current state of the railways – this will be updated throughout the day (last updated: 11:45 on 16th February 2020):

• CrossCountry – DO NOT TRAVEL – delay until Monday 17th Feb
  • Flooding between Plymouth and Newton Abbot
  • Flooding between Exeter and Tiverton Parkway
  • Flooding between Cheltenham and Birmingham
  • Flooding between Bournemouth and Brockenhurst
  • Flooding between Lydney and Gloucester
  • Flooding between Derby and Nottingham
    • CrossCountry between Cardiff Central and Nottingham suspended
  • Flooding at Long Eaton
    • Trains between Derby and Nottingham suspended
  • Flooding between Darlington and York
    • Delays of up to 30 minutes
  • High winds near Guildford
    • Delays of up to 60 minutes due to speed restriction
• South Western Railway – DO NOT TRAVEL – Ticket acceptance with Great Western Railway and Southern Railway
  • Flooding between Yeovil Junction and Exeter St Davids
    • DO NOT TRAVEL – trains unable to run
  • Flooding between Southampton Central and Salisbury
    • All lines blocked
  • Flooding between Southampton and Bournemouth
  • Flooding between Eastleigh and Fareham
  • High winds between Petersfield and Portsmouth Harbour
  • High winds between Portsmouth Harbour and Eastleigh / Southampton Central
• East Midlands Railway
  • Flooding between Derby and Long Eaton
    • EMR services diverted where possible
    • Train service running between Derby and Matlock
  • Flooding between Grantham and Nottingham
    • Trains returning to normal after flooding
• Gatwick Express / Southern – DO NOT TRAVEL
  • Flooding between Epsom and Dorking
  • Tree on the line between Oxted and Uckfield
  • Speed restrictions throughout Kent and Sussex
  • Tree on the line between Horsham and Barnham
    • Tree cleared
• Southeastern Railway
  • Metal sheeting on the line near Chestfield and Swalecliffe
    • Metal removed
  • Train has hit a tree at Longfield
    • Line between Rochester to Swanley is blocked
  • Tree on line at Westgate-on-Sea
    • Power is switched off between Margate and Westgate
  • Tree on the line between Tunbridge Wells and Frant
    • Tree cleared
  • Ramsgate and Margate line disruption due to tree on line
  • Speed restrictions
    • Between Sandling and Deal
    • Between Tonbridge and Hastings
• Great Western Railway – ticket acceptance with London Undergound, South Western Railway, Southern and CrossCountry
  • Flooding between Exeter St Davids and Taunton
  • Flooding between Exeter St Davids and Barnstaple
  • Flooding between Swindon and Chippenham
  • Flooding between Southampton and Salisbury
  • Tree blocking line between Westbury and Bath Spa
• TransPennine Express – ticket acceptance with CrossCountry
  • Reduced service on Edinburgh and Liverpool Lime Street
    • Trains operating between Newcastle and Edinburgh ONLY
  • Flooding between Darlington and Northallerton
  • Cancellations on Edinburgh / Glasgow Central to Manchester Airport
    • Trains ONLY operating between Edinburgh / Glasgow and Carlisle and Preston and Manchester Piccadilly / Airport
    • Trains will NOT serve Penrith, Oxenholme or Lancaster.
• West Midlands Railway – ticket acceptance with National Express, Chiltern Railways, Avanti West Coast, Arriva Buses
  • Flooding between Whitlocks End and Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Flooding between Shrewsbury and Wellington
  • Flooding between Hereford and Worcester
• ScotRail – ticket acceptance with LNER
  • No trains between Glasgow Central and Wemyss Bay / Gourock
  • Flooding between Stirling and Dunblane
• London North Western Railway – ticket acceptance with National Express
  • Flooding between Wolverhampton and Rugeley Trent Valley
  • Flooding between Crewe and Coventry via Stoke-on-Trent
  • Flooding between Hereford and Birmingham
  • Flooding between Stratford-upon-Avon and Whitlocks End
• Great Northern / Thameslink – DO NOT TRAVEL
  • Tree on the line at Royston
    • Tree cleared
  • Speed restrictions between Kings Lynn and Cambridge
• Northern – ticket acceptance with TransPennine Express
  • Flooding at Rotherham Central
    • No trains or tram service
  • Calder Valley line
    • Trains suspended between Hebden Bridge and Rochdale
  • Flooding between Leeds and Kirkstall Forge
• LNER
  • Flooding between Stirling and Dunblane
  • Flooding between Darlington and Northallerton
• Transport for Wales – ticket acceptance with Great Western Railway, Stagecoach South Wales, CrossCountry, West Midlands Railway, London North Western Railway and Avanti West Coast
  • Flooding between Shrewsbury and Newport / Chester / Wolverhampton
  • Flooding between Newport and Gloucester
  • Flooding between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Town
  • Flooding between Cardiff Central and Bridgend
• Avanti West Coast
  • Speed restriction between Holyhead and Bangor (Gwynedd)
  • Flooding between Milton Keynes Central and Rugby
• Merseyrail
  • Amended service on the Chester to Ellesmere Port line (timetable here)
• Hull Trains
  • No services will call at Grantham or Retford
    • Tickets valid on Great Northern and Thameslink trains between Peterborough and London

Here is what we know – anything else will be updated as soon as we know anything

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