Brits could face more travel misery after weather warnings coinciding with a strike by train drivers could cause chaos.

Heavy rain teamed with the strikes caused delays for travellers today, while the wet weather is expected to continue tomorrow.

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for southern England and southern Wales over the weekend.

Parts of Scotland were under a yellow weather warning today.

It said downpours would likely cause flooding on roads and make journey times longer, with flooding of homes and businesses also possible.

Four flood warnings and 56 flood alerts have been issued in England.

The weather warnings on Saturday coincided with train drivers belonging to the Aslef union striking in a long-running dispute over pay, impacting 11 operators.

Companies where no services were expected to run included Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, Chiltern and East Midlands, while others including Great Western and Greater Anglia say services will be extremely limited.

The strikes were however not due to impact travel on Sunday.

Passengers have been urged to plan ahead and check before they travel throughout the whole weekend.

Trains started later this morning and finished much earlier than usual, with services typically running between 7.30am and 6.30pm.

Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, said: ‘We don’t want to be in this position, but no one is listening to us.

‘Our members did not receive a pay rise during the pandemic, and we are being told that train companies can’t afford more than a 2% rise.’

Rain, which is expected to be heavy at times, is set to hit parts of south Wales and southwest England between 2pm on Saturday and 3am on Sunday.

In Wales, Cardiff, Swansea, and Carmarthen are among the areas that could be affected; while in England, Plymouth, Southampton, and St Austell could be affected.

The Met Office said: ‘Rain is expected to develop across south Wales and southwest England during Saturday afternoon, moving slowly east to clear most areas early on Sunday morning.

‘Although the most persistent rain is expected over hills, periods of heavy rain are expected almost anywhere.

‘15 to 25 mm is expected quite widely, with some places seeing 40 to 60 mm of rain, particularly over hills in south Wales and southwest England.’

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