Storm Eunice: Met Office simulates path of strengthening storm

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Winds as fast as 90mph to 100mph are forecast for parts of the UK, according to red and amber weather warnings issued by the Met Office. Boris Johnson confirmed the army is on standby to help with Storm Eunice, which is expected to be the worst storm in the UK for 30 years.

England

Network Rail will be imposing speed restrictions of 50mph across most of the railway to minimise the risk from fallen trees or debris blown on to the tracks.

All rail services in England have urged travellers to abandon their plans on Friday in particular, when Storm Eunice is expected to be at its worst.

LNER said customers should expect disruption and could claim a refund if they preferred not to travel on Friday.

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Avanti has confirmed it will operate a significantly reduced timetable, with only one train every two hours between Euston Station and Birmingham.

CrossCountry has advised people not to travel on Friday or Saturday as well – there is also strike action taking place across the weekend, making travel plans even more unlikely to go ahead.

Others operators such as Northern, London Northwestern and Southeastern, have urged people not to travel on Friday.

Those in London have also been urged to scrap all travel plans on Friday unless essential, including bus and rail services.

Scotland

Train services in Scotland, which bore the worst of Storm Dudley on Wednesday, had largely resumed by 10am on Thursday after a cleanup operation to remove debris on the lines.

However, there are still cancellations and severe delays between Edinburgh and Lockerbie.

All train operators in Scotland are urging customers not to travel from this evening onwards.

Selected long-distance trains to and from England such as Avanti and LNER services are currently still scheduled to run, but may be subject to further cancellations as Storm Eunice progresses.

LNER trains are not running from Aberdeen, Inverness, and Glasgow – these will instead begin at Edinburgh.

Bus services in most areas are expected to run as normal.

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Wales

All train services in Wales will be cancelled on Friday, February 18, and the disruption is expected to last into the weekend.

Due to the level of extreme weather expected, rail replacement services will not be able to operate as the road network is also likely to be disrupted.

Martyn Brennan, Operations Director at Transport for Wales, said: “The safety of our customers and our colleagues sits at the very heart of what we do and for this reason, we have taken the difficult decision to suspend all TfW services Friday until it is safe to re-open.

“The extreme weather forecast for Storm Eunice is very concerning, so we are strongly advising people not to attempt to travel during this time as services will not be operating.

“For those who have already purchased a ticket to travel during Storm Eunice, they can choose to either travel today, Thursday 17th, on Saturday 19th or on Sunday 20th.

“Alternatively, customers can claim a full refund in the normal way. I would like to thank customers for their understanding and support.”

The south coast of Wales is covered by the rare red warning from the Met Office, which has urged all in the area to stay indoors for the duration of Storm Eunice.

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