Overview
- Delays and cancellations during the morning peak affected Northern, Merseyrail, Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express and East Midlands Railway services into Liverpool Lime Street.
- National Rail live boards showed the 8:59 a.m. TransPennine Express from Newcastle retimed to about 9:27 a.m., with other arrivals from Warrington, Manchester Oxford Road, Nottingham and Cleethorpes running late.
- Merseyrail reported signalling problems at Bidston impacting the West Kirby line, while a separate train fault led to cancellations and alterations on the New Brighton route.
- Temporary ticket acceptance was introduced for London Northwestern Railway and East Midlands ticket holders between Liverpool South Parkway and Liverpool until 10:00, and for Transport for Wales passengers between Liverpool and Chester until midday.
- Commuters reported poor announcements and heavy crowding, with more than 100 people said to be waiting on one platform during repeated service changes.