Trains in UK Cancelled Due to the Heawave

By uk24news July 19, 2022, 6:20 0

All trains out of Kings Cross, Euston and Birmingham New Street were cancelled today as Britain's rail network ground to a halt after temperatures soared past 40C (104F).

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps today admitted the UK's infrastructure 'can't cope' with the extreme weather and said it will take 'decades' to adapt to rising temperatures caused by climate change.

Serious disruption (red): Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, Elizabeth Line, Grand Central, Great Western, Greater Anglia, Hull Trains, London Northwestern Railway, London Overground, Lumo, Merseyrail, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern, Southern, Stansted Express, Thameslink, TransPennine Express, Transport for Wales, West Midlands Railway, c2c.

Congestion in cities during the morning rush hour was lower than last week, according to TomTom. The RAC has warned motorists who may be driving to work that the number of vehicle breakdowns today could be a fifth higher than usual.

Avanti has cancelled all remaining trains for the rest of the day, while the East Coast main line has been closed from Kings Cross.

Network Rail has issued a red 'do not travel warning' for services out of London, while hundreds of trains have been cancelled and other services subjected to

The authority said passenger numbers today were around 40 per cent lower than during the same day last week.

There is a lineside fire in Harrow, north-west London, while overhead electric wires are down in Rugby, Birmingham and Carlisle, leading to a number of trains being trapped. Emergency evacuations of passengers are ongoing.