Trivia : What is the longest diversion you had to take due to a line closure. This can be longest in time or distance.
Mine is last year, we travelled to a relatives to get a cheaper ticket to London, they live near Rugeley. But there were trees on the line due to hurricanes so all WCML trains were grounded at Euston. So West Midland told us to board the stopper going to Rugeley TV conveniently enough. stopping at 95% of stations between LDN and Birmingham and the Rugeley TV Line. This turned our 1h 45 min trip into 4 h 30 mins. But was the only train out of LDN Euston.
Mine is last year, we travelled to a relatives to get a cheaper ticket to London, they live near Rugeley. But there were trees on the line due to hurricanes so all WCML trains were grounded at Euston. So West Midland told us to board the stopper going to Rugeley TV conveniently enough. stopping at 95% of stations between LDN and Birmingham and the Rugeley TV Line. This turned our 1h 45 min trip into 4 h 30 mins. But was the only train out of LDN Euston.