Storm Causes Major Headache For Commuters

Written By Unknown on Senin, 28 Oktober 2013 | 14.47

Transport services including trains, planes and ferries have been cancelled or are disrupted as a severe storm strikes the southern half of the UK.

Many operators have already announced amended timetables or cancellations ahead of expected hurricane-force winds and heavy rain.

Among the services that will be affected by the storm are:

Trains

:: Southern Railway has announced that it is "highly unlikely" it will run any services before at least 9am on Monday.

:: Gatwick Express services finished at around 1am and will not resume until at least 9am.

:: South West Trains has warned people not to travel at all on Monday and will be running a "significantly reduced timetable".

:: Southeastern Railway is expecting to run a reduced service and most routes will not be operating until after 9am. 

:: East Coast Trains will operate an amended timetable for Monday due to speed restrictions that will be in force south of York Station.

:: Greater Anglia Trains has announced that services will be suspended on Monday until 9am and no alternatives to trains will be provided.

:: First Capital Connect trains are not expected to run until after 9am.

:: London Overground services will not be operating until after 9am on Monday.

:: East Midlands Trains - no services into or out of London St Pancras until at least 10am. No services between Nottingham, Ely, Peterborough and Norwich until around 9am.

:: C2C trains suspended until at least 9am.

:: Eurostar cross-channel services suspended until at least 7am to allow inspection of high speed lines.

Planes

:: Heathrow airport has cut capacity for all airlines on Monday, including a 20% reduction between 6am and 11am.

About 130 flights have been cancelled and the airport recommends all passengers contact their airline.

The cancellations are a combination of arrivals and departures.

:: British Airways' Heathrow cancellations are currently all from its European and domestic schedule. Passengers can rebook or get a refund.

:: Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol airports have not yet announced any cancellations but are telling passengers to check with their airline before travelling to the airport.

Ferries

:: Brittany Ferries' services has announced cancellations between Plymouth and Roscoff; Poole and Cherbourg; Portsmouth and Bilbao.

Ferries also cancelled between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly.

Roads

:: The Highways Agency has issued a severe weather alert for high-sided vehicles, caravans, motorbikes and other vulnerable vehicles.

:: Both crossings over the Severn estuary have been closed.

:: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, the southbound Dartford Crossing, is closed. However, the tunnels will remain open and operate a contraflow system so that traffic can cross the Thames in both directions.

:: The Sheppey Crossing bridge in Kent is currently closed due to high winds.

:: The A14 Orwell Bridge near Ipswich has been shut


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