Rail passengers instructed to not journey north of Newcastle on Monday

Rail passengers are being urged to not journey north of Newcastle on Monday as Storm Floris bears down on the UK.

The amber wind warning issued by the Met Office lasts from 10:00 BST on Monday by to 22:00 for many of Scotland.

It warns of hazard to life and injury to buildings and timber as a result of storm situations is predicted.

LNER, which runs on the East Coast Main Line with stops in Darlington and Durham, stated journey disruption was anticipated, whereas Avanti West Coast, which runs by Cumbria, has suggested folks to not journey north of Preston.

TransPennine Express has additionally cancelled Monday providers between Carlisle and Glasgow Central and Edinburgh in each instructions, in addition to providers between Newcastle and Edinburgh.

The agency stated tickets dated for Monday may very well be used to journey on Tuesday or a refund may very well be sought.

LNER stated tickets dated for Monday would now be legitimate for between Sunday and Wednesday.

Lumo stated it might run an “extremely limited” service between Newcastle and Edinburgh and that these providers can be “heavily delayed”.

It stated it strongly suggested clients to not journey on Monday and that tickets for that day can be legitimate for Tuesday and Wednesday on it trains.

Avanti West Coast, which stops at Oxenholme, Penrith and Carlisle, stated Monday tickets for journey north of Preston can be accepted between Sunday and Tuesday.

Storm Floris is the sixth named storm of the 2024-25 season, and the primary since January.

There can be a yellow warning throughout northern England, north Wales and Northern Ireland from 06:00 BST on Monday by to midnight.