Amid soaring temperatures across the UK, train operator Avanti has cancelled all remaining trains for the rest of Tuesday.
“Extreme Heat: All services stopped. Do not come to the station. Due to the extreme heat causing multiple incidents across the network, all Avanti West Coast services have now been withdrawn for the rest of today – Tuesday 19 July,” reads the statement posted to its Twitter account shortly after 3.30pm.
“Customers with tickets for today can use them tomorrow (20 July) or Thursday (21 July) , or claim a refund.”
Customer service officials are also telling passengers that they may see disruption into Wednesday.
Passengers in England and Wales were warned not to travel unless absolutely necessary on Tuesday, as temperatures in parts of the country hit temperatures of 40 Celsius.
Network Rail has raised its warning to travellers urging them not to attempt to travel north from London into the “red zone” where the highest temperatures are expected. The entire East Coast main line has also been closed from Kings Cross, affecting multiple rail operators.
Some train lines still running
In large parts of Great Britain, trains are running – though often with substantial delays. Around half the Norwich, Ipswich and Colchester trains to and from London Liverpool Street are operating, with the remainder delayed.
Brighton’s connections with London and along the coast to Portsmouth and Southampton are operating close to normal.
London Paddington has some cancellations to and from South Wales and the West of England, with GWR trains from Cornwall up to an hour late.
At Cardiff Central, trains to and from Swansea and west Wales, Crewe and the Valleys are running with some delays.
Network Rail warned of “very limited and disrupted services” to and from London Marylebone – yet many train links on the lines appear in reasonable shape.
Chiltern’s 12.15pm train from Birmingham Moor Street to London Marylebone capital arrived a few minutes early just after 3pm, while trains from Aylesbury and Oxford were up to 20 minutes late.
Southeastern trains from London to Kent are mostly running on time, with some delays on the link from Charing Cross and London Bridge.
Simon Calder19 July 2022 17:36
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