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Storm travel disruption warning
Britain faces further travel disruption today following the most powerful storm to hit the country in years. Yesterday the storm caused widespread problems across rail networks, roads, ferry crossings and airports in England and Wales.
Live updates
Rail services still disrupted by yesterday's storm
A number of train operators are still reporting service disruptions after yesterday's storm.
See full details on the National Rail website
South West Trains
- Routes from Eastleigh towards Fareham remain closed. There is a bus service.
- Trains than run from Portsmouth to London via Fareham, Hedge End and Eastleigh will run as normal.
- Buses running between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier.
Greater Anglia
- Rail shuttle from Manningtree to Colchester for connections to Liverpool Street.
- Services from Norwich and Ipswich to Cambridge are connecting with First Capital Connect services from Cambridge to Kings Cross.
- Stansted Express services suspended until further notice. No replacement buses available.
London Midlands
- Delays between Whitlocks End and Birmingham Snow Hill until further notice.
- Buses replace trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey.
Heathrow: Operations are returning to normal
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Stansted Express services remain suspended
Stansted Express services remain suspended until further notice due to overhead line damage caused by the powerful storm:
Further travel disruption expected following storm
Britain faces further travel disruption today following the most powerful storm to hit the country in years.
Local authorities continue to clear away debris and fallen trees while engineers work to restore power to homes and rail services are slowly expected to return to normal following a day of travel chaos in the south.
National Rail said it was not yet able to say how services will be affected today but urged travellers to check with their train operator, while ferry services from Dover are still delayed because of rough seas.
Work continues to clear tracks and repair power lines
Network Rail says teams are working through the night to clear tracks and repair severed power lines, to try to ensure normal service tomorrow. Thousands of people did not even attempt to get to work today. But for those who did it was a frustrating experience.
ITV News Correspondent Rageh Omaar reports:
Britain weathers the storm amid transport chaos
For many trying to get to work, or get anywhere this morning, the journey either did nt happen, or was complete chaos. Trees blocked railway lines and roads. Ferry services were cancelled. Planes stood still on runways.
ITV News Lewis Vaughan Jones reports:
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Delays and travel chaos continue as services resume
Rail delays and travel chaos continue although many services are returning to normal.
The latest updates include:
- On South West Trains, 90% of routes are now open, although with a reduced level of service.
- London Midland said services in and out of London Euston were operating with delays of up to 30 minutes.
- Northern, First TransPennine Express, Scotrail and Merseyrail were all reporting normal service.
- A reduced timetable is in place for Southern services
- There are delays of up to 60 minutes for the rest of the day on Chiltern
- Virgin Trains said a full service was being run for the rest of the day, but delays are possible.
- East Coast, First Hull and Grand Central services between Peterborough and London Kings Cross are running with delays, while CrossCountry routes are also experiencing delays.
- East Midlands Trains said there were no trains in or out of London St Pancras International until tomorrow
Train services halted by a tree falling into signal
Despite a tree damaging a signal, South West Trains expects a full service tomorrow, except between Eastleigh and Fareham.
More delays reported on rail network
National Rail Enquiries has reported delays from Worcester Foregate Street and via Basildon, with some routes suspended.
Network Rail to work through the night for repairs
Robin Gisby, Network Rail’s managing director of network operations has said work will continue through the night in an attempt to restore normal service by tomorrow.
He said: "We still have more to do tonight to fix the damage caused by the storms but will continue to work throughout the night and are hopeful of running a normal service tomorrow.
“We’re doing everything we can to get people moving but would advise passengers to check with their train operator or National Rail Enquiries for the most up-to-date service information.”