Rail updates amid Storm Boelo disruption
Across all services, passengers travelling through Preston are urged to check before they travel about disruptions to their journeys, and only go out in the bad weather if necessary.
Rail services are continuing to impacted as Storm Boelo envelops the nation.
Winds of more than 80mph were reported across the weekend, as the Met Office gave a danger to life amber weather warning.
Over the weekend, Network Rail urged passengers to avoid taking services north of Preston for their own safety, while operators including Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express reported repeated disruptions, and Northern advised avoiding their services altogether.
The warning not to travel north of Preston has now lifted, though delays and cancellations can be expected.
Across all services, trains running between Lancaster and Preston may experience delays due to bad weather, but previous disruption caused by slippery tracks has now ended.
This morning, Northern and TransPennine Express reported their services to Manchester Airport had been disrupted due to faults on the power line related to the weather.
The most recent service on the line - the 15:17 Manchester Airport to Blackpool North train, due at 16:50 - was started from Manchester Oxford Road and entirely missed Manchester Airport, Heald Green, and Manchester Piccadilly due to severe weather.
TransPennine Express services are terminating at Preston.
Disruption on the line is expected to continue. Customers are advised to check if their service is running the entire route before they travel.
Elsewhere, Northern trains running from Blackpool North and Liverpool Lime Street are cancelled until 7pm. Any trains setting off afterwards will have less carriages than usual as more trains need repairs than usual.
Late night and early morning Northern trains running between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western, Preston, and Manchester may also be replaced with buses due to engineering works. This will continue until Friday October 30.
Across all services, passengers travelling through Preston are urged to check before they travel about disruptions to their journeys, and only go out in the bad weather if necessary.