Overview
- Services between Exeter and Okehampton and between Exeter and Barnstaple, plus all Cornwall routes, were suspended from 6pm Thursday under Met Office warnings of severe winds, with disruption expected into Friday morning.
- Great Western Railway introduced wider curbs, including no services after set times on corridors linking Great Malvern, Hereford, Worcester and Gloucester.
- Replacement road transport is not available where driving conditions are unsafe, so passengers are urged to complete journeys early and check both outward and return trains before travel.
- Tickets for affected journeys can be used the following day, and customers delayed by 15 minutes or more may be eligible for compensation.
- Network Rail has engineers and winter-response teams on standby to clear debris and protect infrastructure, while Transport for Wales reports multiple line closures on Friday with no rail replacement due to hazardous roads.