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| Flooding and rail problems continue to delay travellers | Flooding and rail problems continue to delay travellers |
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| Road and rail travellers continue to endure delays as a result of flooded highways and rail lines, over-running engineering work and a lack of train staff. | Road and rail travellers continue to endure delays as a result of flooded highways and rail lines, over-running engineering work and a lack of train staff. |
| Passengers travelling with the Southeastern train company on Friday suffered a double whammy of ill fortune. First, services were disrupted due to the late finish of engineering work between Sole Street and Rochester in Kent. Then, a lack of train crew led to problems for early-morning travellers. | Passengers travelling with the Southeastern train company on Friday suffered a double whammy of ill fortune. First, services were disrupted due to the late finish of engineering work between Sole Street and Rochester in Kent. Then, a lack of train crew led to problems for early-morning travellers. |
| The Rochester work meant diversions and alterations, while buses had to replace trains between Meopham, Sole Street and Strood. | The Rochester work meant diversions and alterations, while buses had to replace trains between Meopham, Sole Street and Strood. |
| Passengers with East Midlands Trains and Greater Anglia also suffered on Friday after a signalling problem led to delays of up to 60 minutes to rush-hour trains travelling through Norwich. | Passengers with East Midlands Trains and Greater Anglia also suffered on Friday after a signalling problem led to delays of up to 60 minutes to rush-hour trains travelling through Norwich. |
| In the north of England, another signalling problem – this one caused by vandalism – at Hough Green in Cheshire led to delays between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road via Birchwood. The disruption was expected to last until around 1.30pm. | In the north of England, another signalling problem – this one caused by vandalism – at Hough Green in Cheshire led to delays between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road via Birchwood. The disruption was expected to last until around 1.30pm. |
| First TransPennine Express and East Midlands Trains were providing buses between Birchwood and Newton-le-Willows. | First TransPennine Express and East Midlands Trains were providing buses between Birchwood and Newton-le-Willows. |
| A freight train derailment on Thursday at Barrow-upon-Soar in the East Midlands continued to cause disruption on Friday. Trains were unable to call at Barrow-upon-Soar, and connecting buses were running between Loughborough and Barrow-upon-Soar. Trains between East Midlands Parkway and Leicester/Peterborough were likely to be delayed. | A freight train derailment on Thursday at Barrow-upon-Soar in the East Midlands continued to cause disruption on Friday. Trains were unable to call at Barrow-upon-Soar, and connecting buses were running between Loughborough and Barrow-upon-Soar. Trains between East Midlands Parkway and Leicester/Peterborough were likely to be delayed. |
| Flooding continued to affect West Country services. The railway line between Exeter St Davids and Tiverton Parkway was expected to reopen some time on Friday but a number of routes in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and the Bristol area were still being disrupted due to flooding. | Flooding continued to affect West Country services. The railway line between Exeter St Davids and Tiverton Parkway was expected to reopen some time on Friday but a number of routes in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and the Bristol area were still being disrupted due to flooding. |
| Many roads were flooded, with Worcestershire particularly badly hit yet again. Towns in the county with flooded roads included Worcester, Upton-on-Severn, Bromsgrove and Fladbury. | Many roads were flooded, with Worcestershire particularly badly hit yet again. Towns in the county with flooded roads included Worcester, Upton-on-Severn, Bromsgrove and Fladbury. |
| A landslip closed a route in Rothbury, Northumberland, while Brading on the Isle of Wight and Petersfield in Hampshire had flooded roads. | A landslip closed a route in Rothbury, Northumberland, while Brading on the Isle of Wight and Petersfield in Hampshire had flooded roads. |
| There was also flooding on the A51 at Weston in Staffordshire, while a road in Meir Heath, Staffordshire, was closed due to a fallen tree. | There was also flooding on the A51 at Weston in Staffordshire, while a road in Meir Heath, Staffordshire, was closed due to a fallen tree. |
| Sections of the A27 at Chichester and at Lancing in West Sussex were hit by flooding, as was White Way in Alfriston, East Sussex. | Sections of the A27 at Chichester and at Lancing in West Sussex were hit by flooding, as was White Way in Alfriston, East Sussex. |
| In east Yorkshire, Front Street in Burton Fleming was closed due to flooding (video), while high water levels also meant the closure of part of Mill Lane in Stutton, North Yorkshire. | |
| Part of the A57 at Dunham-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire was closed due to the floods. | Part of the A57 at Dunham-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire was closed due to the floods. |
| In Berkshire, the Sonning Bridge road was closed due to high water levels, while in Oxfordshire places affected by closed roads included Oxford city, Sutton Courtenay and Church Hanborough. | In Berkshire, the Sonning Bridge road was closed due to high water levels, while in Oxfordshire places affected by closed roads included Oxford city, Sutton Courtenay and Church Hanborough. |