Disruption at Preston expected until 16:00 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central and London Euston

Northern between Corkickle / Windemere / Barrow-in-Furness and Manchester Airport, between Blackpool North and York / Manchester Airport / Liverpool Lime Street and also between Blackpool South / Colne / Ormskirk and Preston

TransPennine Express between Edinburgh / Glasgow central and Manchester Airport and also between Glasgow Central and Liverpool Lime Street

Description

There are trespassers on the railway at Preston meaning trains are running at a reduced speed.

Services are also disrupted following a fault on a train between Blackpool North and Preston earlier today.

As a result, services running through Preston may be cancelled or delayed by up to 45 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 16:00.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

If your train is cancelled, your ticket is valid on one of the two Avanti West Coast services immediately before your booked train, or one of the two immediately after.

If you no longer wish to travel because your train's delayed or cancelled, you can request a full refund from where you bought your ticket.

Northern customer advice:

What should I do?

You can travel on the next Northern service to your destination, where available.

You can travel on the following train operators and routes at no extra cost in both directions:

• Avanti West Coast services between Oxenholme and Crewe

• Merseyrail services between Ormskirk and Liverpool Central

• TransPennine Express services between Oxenholme and Preston, and between Preston and Manchester Airport

You can also use the following Bee Network services between Manchester stations and Manchester Airport on the following routes at no extra cost:

11, 25, 41, 42, 42A , 42B, 42C, 43, 50, 51, 103, 142, 143 192, 368, 378, 370, 371

Please note that other train operators may also be affected by disruption – please check your whole journey before travelling.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

You should continue to travel as planned, however, your journey may be delayed.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following services in both directions:

• Avanti West Coast services between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central and Preston

• Northern services between Preston and Manchester Airport

• Alternative TransPennine Express services between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central and Manchester Airport
  

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.