How has Storm Babet disrupted travel across Scotland, England and Wales?

Split image. Left image: Cars drive through sea foam on the promenade in Scarborough. Right image: Flooded railway tracks at Hooton, Merseyside.
A raft of weather alerts are in place for Storm Babet until Saturday. Credit: PA

Storm Babet has brought widespread travel disruption to large parts of the UK, with train services cancelled and flights grounded.

Flooding caused by the storm has killed three people and forced hundreds to evacuate from their homes, with a raft of weather warnings in place until Saturday.

Several major roads have been closed, rail lines blocked and flights grounded by the severe conditions.

ITV News rounds up the travel chaos across Scotland, England and Wales, outlining what services have been affected.

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Scotland

Roads:

Sections of several A roads in Scotland were closed on Friday morning, with some reopening later in the day.

Traffic Scotland said those roads affected include:

  • A9 Jubilee Bridge near Dunkeld, Perthshire

  • A85 at Huntingtower near Perth

  • A90 from Forfar, Angus to Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

Drivers were also being advised to take care when crossing several bridges, including:

  • A898 Erskine Bridge, West Dunbartonshire

  • M90 Queensferry Crossing between Edinburgh and Fife

  • A87 Skye Bridge

Rail:

Train services have been impacted by the flooding, with ScotRail saying a number of routes remain suspended in north and north-east Scotland.

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A car sits stranded in flood water in Brechin, Scotland. Credit: PA

Currently, routes that are closed and will not re-open unless it is deemed safe to do so include:

  • Aberdeen and Elgin

  • Edinburgh and Aberdeen via Fife

  • Perth and Aberdeen via Dundee

  • Dunblane and Perth

  • Perth and Aviemore

  • Tain and Wick/Thurso

All Fife Circle services are also suspended, impacting services between Glasgow Queen Street and Aberdeen/Inverness; and Edinburgh Waverley and Aberdeen/Inverness.

Meanwhile, twelve departures and seven arrivals were cancelled at Aberdeen airport on Friday, after dozens of flights were axed on Thursday.

England

Roads:

Flooding from Babet has forced the closure of a number of main roads in England, including:

  • A15 Humber Bridge between North Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire

  • A46 in Leicestershire

  • A52 in Derbyshire

  • A47 in Norfolk.

Rail:

All railway lines running through Swindon were also blocked by flooding, plus several routes across northern England and the Midlands.

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A car stuck in floodwater under a railway bridge in Sheffield. Credit: PA

No train services are running between the following stations:

  • Derby and Sheffield or Nottingham

  • Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley

  • Shrewsbury and Hereford/Wolverhampton

  • Hereford and Birmingham New Street

  • Chester and Crewe

Meanwhile, the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) firm is advising customers to avoid travelling on its services until Saturday.

Wales

Roads:

Traffic Wales said flooding caused the A483 in Powys and the A55 in Flintshire to be closed.

Rail:

Several railway routes through North Wales were also disrupted by flooding, including Wrexham Central and Bidston.

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