Storm Boelo: Major train service delays and cancellations across Yorkshire including from Leeds due to Storm Boelo
Major delays from Leeds station due to Storm Boelo
Northern has issued numerous ‘major delay’ warnings for travel on trains across Yorkshire.
Services which have been delayed or cancelled include Leeds-Knottingley, Leeds-Doncaster, Leeds-Sheffield and Leeds-Nottingham.
Train services running across the whole Northern network may be cancelled or delayed, Northern said.
Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
What has Northern said?
While Northern said staff are working around the clock to restore as many services as possible, some routes may still see disruption on Monday morning.
Engineers are working overnight to repair damage to overhead lines between Preston and Bolton.
On Monday morning Northern train services will operate direct between Manchester, Bolton and north of Preston, with road replacement calling at intermediate stations between Bolton and Preston.
Some stations on the following routes will have fewer trains than normal:
Leeds to York via Harrogate - some trains will either not call at Weeton, or Headingley, in both directions.
Leeds to Chester - trains towards Chester will not call at Bramley; trains running towards Leeds will still call at Bramley.
Newcastle to Ashington - all trains will not call at Blyth Bebside.
Ashington to Newcastle - all trains will not call at Northumberland Park - Tyne & Wear Metro services are unaffected.
York to Blackpool North - some trains will not call at New Pudsey, in both directions.
Hull to Halifax - all trains will start and finish at Bradford Interchange; Halifax will still be served on other routes.
Blackburn to Headbolt Lane - some trains will not call at Smithy Bridge; you can use the Wigan Wallgate to Leeds service, which will still call at Smithy Bridge.
The following routes will have fewer trains than normal:
Blackburn to Rochdale via Bolton and Manchester Victoria
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The final weather warning ended at 9pm on Sunday after Storm Boelo pummelled the north of the UK, bringing 84mph gusts and a third of a month’s rain to pockets of Scotland.
Power cuts hit 838,700 British properties during Boelo and its predecessor by hours, Storm Austen.
By 7pm on Sunday, 90,600 customers were still without power, said the Energy Networks Association, which represents operators in the UK and Ireland.
First Minister John Swinney met senior politicians, emergency teams and forecasters on Sunday to discuss the ongoing response to the weather, amid warnings that similar conditions will return early this week.
After the meeting, Stuart Wilson, of Transport Scotland, said “significant recovery work” is required before the network returns to normal.
Meanwhile, Scottish Social Justice and Housing Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said: “While we expect some respite from the adverse weather during the day on Monday, there is a possibility of more severe weather conditions early on in the week and we urge everyone to continue to follow advice and heed any warnings.”
A yellow Met Office warning for strong winds and potentially damaging gusts is in place from 3am on Tuesday to midnight for the far north of England, Scotland, and the far north-east of Northern Ireland.