An extremely limited service is in place on Saturday due to flooding, speed restrictions and trains being out of position.
Train operators around the UK have advised customers not to travel on Saturday due to widespread disruption following Storm Babet.
London North Eastern Railway , Avanti West Coast and Northern Rail have all warned against travelling as lines are widely flooded.The service has also been impacted by speed restrictions in Scotland and trains and crews being out of position after extensive disruption on Friday. There are no LNER services north of Edinburgh on Saturday and rail replacement services are not available because of road closures.Northern Rail said all lines between Cheadle Hulme and Wilmslow are blocked due to damage to the overhead electric wires.Trains are also unable to travel between Leeds and Doncaster, Harrogate and Bradford.
Leeds Bradford Airport remains closed after heavy winds forced a Tui flight with 195 passengers and crew to skid off a runway on Friday, although the airport said it was planning to reopen at 2pm on Saturday. Tui customers who were due to travel from Leeds Bradford on Saturday are being directed to Manchester Airport, the airline has said.Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention.
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