No trains are running on the West Coast Main Line between Scotland and England, because the line has been blocked.

Transpennine Express says the track is blocked by a fallen tree near Beattock Summit, north of Lockerbie, and overhead wires have been damaged.

Avanti West Coast trains from London Euston are being terminated at Preston or Carlisle, and some services have been cancelled.

TransPennine Express is ‘strongly advising passengers not to travel north of Carlisle’, because there are no trains running between Carlisle and Glasgow Central or Edinburgh in either direction and no replacement buses.

Meanwhile, East Coast Main Line trains have been disrupted between Northallerton and Thirsk, because the emergency services are dealing with an incident involving a trespasser near Northallerton, who is reported by LNER to have been hit by a train.

LNER said: ‘Trains are running, but there is major disruption, and you may be delayed.’

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