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UK Rail Update 05 Feb

5th February 2009 Bad weather conditions ON THURSDAY 5 and Friday 6 FEBRUARY

Last updated at 08:32

Bad weather is expected for Thursday 5 and Friday 6 February in many parts of the United Kingdom.

Disruption to train services is possible particularly in Wales, the Midlands, the South West and Yorkshire, although disruption is possible in other areas.
Amendments to services

Chiltern Railways

* Delays of up to 30 minutes can be expected on all routes to & from London Marylebone during the morning peak hours.
* Services between London Marylebone and Stratford-upon-Avon will not run between Hatton and Stratford-upon-Avon, with no replacement transport available.
* Aylesbury Vale Parkway station is closed. Services will start from and terminate at Aylesbury

CrossCountry

Delays of up to 30 minutes can be expected on all routes via Birmingham New Street during the morning peak hours

East Midlands Trains

Services between Norwich and Nottingham may be delayed by up to 60 minutes because of heavy snow in the Peterborough area

First Capital Connect - Great Northern Routes

* Services may be delayed by up to 60 minutes between Peterborough and London Kings Cross because of heavy snow in the Peterborough area.
* Services are subject to alterations and cancellations between Ely and Kings Lynn because of heavy snow in the Downham Market area
* Services between Cambridge and London Kings Cross continue to be amended because of overhead wire problems at Hitchin

First Capital Connect - Thameslink Route

* Services between Bedford and London St Pancras may be delayed by up to 30 minutes because of speed restrictions having been imposed

First Great Western

Thursday 5 February

* Services between Bristol Temple Meads and Severn Beach have been suspended. No replacement transport will be provided due to poor road conditions
* Services between Oxford and Bicester Town have been suspended.No replacement transport will be provided due to poor road conditions
* Services from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington will only run between Cheltenham Spa and Swindon, with connections available at Swindon to/from London Paddington.
* Services between Frome and London Paddington will not run between Frome and Westbury. No replacement transport will be provided due to poor road conditions. No services are able to call at Frome.

Hull Trains

Services may be delayed by up to 60 minutes between Peterborough and London Kings Cross because of snow in the Peterborough area.

Grand Central

Services may be delayed by up to 60 minutes between Peterborough and London Kings Cross because of snow in the Peterborough area.

London Midland

Alterations and delays of up to 60 minutes can be expected on all routes via Birmingham New Street

London Overground

Services may be delayed by up to 20 minutes.

The following services have been cancelled:

* 08:30 Camden Road - Stratford
* 08:30 Stratford - Camden Road
* 09:03 Stratford - Richmond
* 09:47 Clapham Junction - Willesden Junction

National Express East Anglia

Delays of up to 60 minutes can be expected in the Norwich, Peterborough and Cambridge areas because of snow.

Services between Cambridge and Ipswich are currently suspended, with no replacement transport available.

National Express East Coast

Services may be delayed by up to 60 minutes between Peterborough and London Kings Cross because of snow in the Peterborough area.

A reduced service is running between Leeds and London Kings Cross. National Express East Coast customers may use East Midlands Trains services to and from London St Pancras in place of any cancelled services.

ScotRail

Services between Inverness and Aberdeen are subject to alterations and cancellations because of poor weather conditions. Customers are strongly advised not to attempt to travel

Other ScotRail routes and services are currently running normally

Virgin Trains

Services on all routes to and from London Euston are subject to delays of up to 30 minutes due to speed restrictions having been imposed. Services are also subject to alterations as follows:

The following trains will not run

* 03 minutes past each hour from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
* 50 minutes past each hour from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
* 20 minutes past each hour from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
* 15 minutes past each hour from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston

The following trains will make additional stops

* 23 minutes past each hour from London Euston to Wolverhampton will call at Rugby
* 45 minutes past each hour from Wolverhampton to London Euston will call at Rugby
* 00 minutes past each hour from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly will call at Milton Keynes
* 35 minutes past each hour from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston will call at Milton Keynes.

Wrexham & Shropshire

Delays of up to 30 minutes can be expected on all routes to & from London Marylebone during the morning peak hours

Further Information:
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