Weather Disruption caused by storm Ciara (February 9th, 10th and 11th)

[221129]

Just to make forumites aware..

https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/weather

There will be
No services between York and Scotland
No services between Bristol and the South West
No services between Reading and Bournemouth.

Tickets for Sunday are valid on Saturday and Monday.

There will be no seat reservations applied or enforced on Sunday.
Advance ticket restrictions have been lifted for Sunday.

No new reservations are able to be booked for Saturday, Sunday or Monday.

 

[gavin]

Grand Central have cancelled all services on Sunday. Tickets will NOT be accepted on other train services

 

[221129]

LNER are also running a reduced service. But are NOT accepting other operators tickets.

 

[MDB1images]

TPE
"Services on the Manchester Airport - Preston - Lancaster - Carlisle route will be reduced in frequency.
Most services to / from Glasgow Central will not run. Customers may use trains operated by Avanti West Coast between Carlisle and Glasgow Central instead.

Services on the York - Northallerton - Darlington - Newcastle route will be reduced in frequency.
Customers travelling to / from the North East may be required to change trains at York".

Blanket emergency speed restrictions that will likely come in will mean anything that does run could be delayed by a fair amount.

 

[Saint66]

Blanket 50mph speed limit will be imposed on the Thameslink network on Sunday.

 

[Wivenswold]

It's an interesting storm (for geeks like me).

Normally when a mature Atlantic storm hits the UK it's already decaying so the wind speeds you see screaming at you from the front of newspapers apply mostly to coastal areas. This storm is hitching a ride on a very strong and fast jet stream and getting here sooner that it usually would. It's still deepening and maturing. So a slip of low land like the South of the UK will make little difference to the intensity of the storm and therefore high wind speeds will occur in areas that usually miss the worst.

 

[50039]

I’m due on a flight out of Heathrow on Sunday evening... that could be interesting...

 

[duffield]

Just to make forumites aware..

https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/weather

There will be
No services between York and Scotland
No services between Bristol and the South West
No services between Reading and Bournemouth.

Tickets for Sunday are valid on Saturday and Monday.

There will be no seat reservations applied or enforced on Sunday.
Advance ticket restrictions have been lifted for Sunday.

No new reservations are able to be booked for Saturday, Sunday or Monday.

Also worth noting that the XC services will be split at Birmingham, and that trains from Derby to Birmingham are diverted via Lichfield, missing out Tamworth, with extended journey times in addition to any due to weather related speed restrictions.

I'm planning to give Nottingham to Birmingham (changing at Derby) and back a go anyhow! (The direct Nottingham to Birmingham trains are terminating at Coleshill Parkway)

 

[Llanigraham]

All trains cancelled by TfW on the Cambrian Services. No bus replacements.
Also numerous other cancellations and alterations across Wales.

 

[robbeech]

To me it looks like operators have been bitten before by this so are now taking massive evasive action to minimise the number of trains stuck should things become tricky.
Advice to not travel is of course sensible although I can see the chaos and aftermath of people being stranded ands TOCs doing nothing to help already.

 

[Aictos]

Blanket 50mph speed limit will be imposed on the Thameslink network on Sunday.

I can understand the need for a speed restriction on the OHL parts of the TL network as OHL can come down in strong winds but why is a restriction needed on the 3rd rail parts of the TL network?

 

[221129]

I can understand the need for a speed restriction on the OHL parts of the TL network as OHL can come down in strong winds but why is a restriction needed on the 3rd rail parts of the TL network?

The current rumour is that Network Rail are planning to implement a blanket UK wide 50mph Speed Restriction. More to avoid the damage of hitting debris.

 

[Aictos]

The current rumour is that Network Rail are planning to implement a blanket UK wide 50mph Speed Restriction. More to avoid the damage of hitting debris.

Like trampolines being blown onto the tracks?

 

[221129]

Like trampolines being blown onto the tracks?

And trees, parts of buildings, stuff that can do some serious damage if hit at 125mph.

 

[Grumpy Git]

Hmm, I'm due at Manchester Airport 11.30 on Sunday!

 

[robbeech]

I'm due in Edinburgh Sunday evening / Monday / Tuesday but its looking like others are voting to postpone so i might get away with it.

 

[PHILIPE]

All trains cancelled by TfW on the Cambrian Services. No bus replacements.
Also numerous other cancellations and alterations across Wales.

TFW in a Tweet said "To protect the fleet". Logical, I suppose, considering the trees that will possibly come down.

 

[221129]

I'm due in Edinburgh Sunday evening / Monday / Tuesday but its looking like others are voting to postpone so i might get away with it.

I would postpone if possible. The forecast is not looking great for up here!

 

[Mag_seven]

I would postpone if possible. The forecast is not looking great for up here!

Indeed - at the moment whilst the severe weather warnings for the whole of the UK end on Sunday, they continue in Scotland for both Monday and Tuesday adding snow into the mix!

 

[STANDISH]

No services Llandudno Junction to Holyhead.

 

[Horizon22]

Pretty much every TOC at this point.

https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/241997.aspx

 

[Grumpy Git]

Pinches a bit when I have to shell-out >£55 for a taxi instead of £7.

 

[43055]

LNER timetable has been published. Mostly a hourly London to Edinburgh and a Doncaster to Leeds Shuttle. Timetabled at 8 hours and 37 mins from London to Edinburgh.

 

[PHILIPE]

No services Llandudno Junction to Holyhead.

They are also cancelled from Llandudno Jcn to Llandudno and to the Conwy Valley. They are only three of a long list of routes which are listed on TFW Journey Check

 

[robbeech]

LNER timetable has been published. Mostly a hourly London to Edinburgh and a Doncaster to Leeds Shuttle. Timetabled at 8 hours and 37 mins from London to Edinburgh.

Yes, Retford getting an excellent service as always. Looks like i will have a couple of days off.

 

[_toommm_]

I notice there are no services on the Cumbrian Coast too. Will there presumably be ticket acceptance with Avanti from Lancaster to Carlisle?

 

[221129]

I notice there are no services on the Cumbrian Coast too. Will there presumably be ticket acceptance with Avanti from Lancaster to Carlisle?

Not necessarily.

 

[theironroad]

SWR

Sunday - 50mph blanket speed restriction from 1100-1900 (no geographical restriction posted currently)

Revised timetable for Sunday in process of being compiled, compounded by planned engineering works.

 

[londonmidland]

I have a gut feeling the orange weather warning will be extended tomorrow by the Met Office, to cover a much larger area, as well as higher predicted gusts.

 

[LeylandLen]

Can Admin please include the name of the storm , Ciara, in the thread title to make it easier to search for in years to come , ?
Thanks .. no doubt Sunday will be interesting,!