Passengers in south west England are facing more disruption today, because the lines between Exeter, Okehampton and Barnstaple are still closed after the recent storms, although rail replacement services are now running. Trains have returned to the Newquay line in Cornwall after flooding near Luxulyan, but there is still no service to Looe as work continues to repair flood damage

The West Midlands Trains National Rail Contract held by Transport UK Group came to an end at 02.00 on Sunday morning, when the individual brands of West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern were taken over by the state. The change is the latest in a series of renationalisations which began with LNER in 2018, but transport campaigners are warning that renationalisation must be supported by greater railway investment.