Storm Bram may affect TransPennine Express services until Wednesday 10 December 

Route(s) affected

Various TransPennine Express routes

Description

The Met Office have issued yellow and amber weather warnings covering England, Wales and Scotland today and tomorrow, Wednesday 10 December, as Storm Bram is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain.

Please check your entire journey before you travel.

Customer advice:

Services between Edinburgh and Carlisle will not run after 13:00 in both directions.

TransPennine Express strongly advise you to avoid travelling if you can between Glasgow Central / Edinburgh and Preston in both directions.

Some trains are running, but there is major disruption, and you may be heavily delayed and/or experience severe overcrowding.

Limited road transport is available due to prevailing weather conditions and significant delays are expected.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost to travel via the West Coast Mainline on the following services in both directions -

• Avanti West Coast services between Glasgow Central and Preston

• Northern services between Preston and Manchester Airport

TransPennine Express urge you to defer your journey until tomorrow. If your ticket is dated for travel on Tuesday 9 December, you may use your tickets on any TransPennine Express service on Wednesday 10 December at no extra cost. You do not need to buy a new ticket.

Alternatively, if the train you intended to travel on is cancelled or you are unable to complete your journey then you can apply for a refund from your point of purchase.

If you have already started your journey, you can use your ticket at no extra cost to travel via the East Coast Mainline on the following services (in both directions):

• ScotRail services between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh

• LNER services between Edinburgh and York

• Alternative TransPennine Express services between Newcastle and Manchester

• Northern services between Newcastle and Carlisle

Please be advised that the above operators are expected to be busy due to this disruption.

Check before you travel:

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

Please take note of any Service Updates that may be showing with a warning triangle on your journey.

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

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.