Storm Arwen: LNER cancels trains as high winds hit UK

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Services north of Newcastle are cancelled by LNER, and there is also disruption on other lines.

Warwick Dent, LNER safety and operations director, encouraged customers to defer travel where possible with services expected to be "extremely busy throughout the weekend".The Scottish government has called on motorists not to drive after the red weather warning for much of north and east Scotland.

The red weather warning will be in place for all coastal areas within Angus, Dundee, Fife, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders until 02:00 on Saturday. Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge said red warnings were not issued "lightly" and there was a "higher threat of risk".

 

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