Winter storm disrupts UK rail transport

Snow plough in Kingussie in Scotland. Photo taken February 2018 (Please credit Jonathan Bird for this image)

Black Friday became White Out Saturday, as bargain hunting Britain was battered by Storm Arwen on Friday and Saturday. The railways did not escape the disruption. The country’s east took the worst of the weather, with the East Coast Main Line shut between Newcastle and Edinburgh and the West Coast Main Line closed between Carlisle and Glasgow. Many lines in the north of England were also closed or disrupted, and all services in Scotland were halted overnight on Friday and through Saturday. Some passenger operators continued to cancel all services into Sunday too.

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Author: Simon Walton

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Winter storm disrupts UK rail transport

Snow plough in Kingussie in Scotland. Photo taken February 2018 (Please credit Jonathan Bird for this image)

Black Friday became White Out Saturday, as bargain hunting Britain was battered by Storm Arwen on Friday and Saturday. The railways did not escape the disruption. The country’s east took the worst of the weather, with the East Coast Main Line shut between Newcastle and Edinburgh and the West Coast Main Line closed between Carlisle and Glasgow. Many lines in the north of England were also closed or disrupted, and all services in Scotland were halted overnight on Friday and through Saturday. Some passenger operators continued to cancel all services into Sunday too.

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