National Rail warns of widespread weather disruption
Rail passengers are being warned of possible disruption today in many parts of England and Wales as Storm Claudia brings heavy rain and high winds. An amber rain warning is in force in the south and Midlands between Peterborough and Cardiff, and less severe yellow warnings have been issued for East Anglia, much of southern England, and into the south west as far as Exeter. There are amber warnings of high winds in most of Wales and across the North between Manchester and Hull.
'Severe weather doesn’t respect railway timetables'A full time Weather Desk staffed by meteorologists is being set up in Scotland for the first time to protect the railway. There will also be Seasonal Resilience Teams to support preparation and help with recovery, and equipment which includes snowploughs, a ?1 million Winter Train for defrosting infrastructure and a dedicated Network Rail helicopter.
Disruption continues on lines in south west EnglandA second branch line in south west England has no trains today because of unscheduled engineering work. Trains between Exeter St Davids and Barnstaple have been replaced by ‘limited’ road transport, according to National Rail, while there will be no trains between Par and Newquay until after the weekend, because work to commission new signalling has overrun.
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