UPDATED: Flooding causes rail delays in Lancashire

Train travellers are facing delays and cancellations between Lancaster and Preston this morning due to flooding.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Aug 2016, 08:45 BST
Updated 25th Aug 2016, 17:17 BST
Lancaster Railway StationLancaster Railway Station
Lancaster Railway Station

National Rail has warned commuters of 60-minute delays between Lancaster and Preston, predicted to last until.

It earlier blamed signalling problems but issued this statement at 9.15am: “Heavy rain has flooded the railway between Lancaster and Preston causing disruption to journeys between these stations. This is expected to continue until 12pm.

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“Trains may be delayed by up to 60 minutes or cancelled between Lancaster and Preston. Buses are supplementing trains between these stations.”

It said the following are affected:

• Northern between Carlisle / Barrow and Preston / Manchester Airport and also between Morecambe and Lancaster

• TransPennine Express between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central and Manchester Airport

• Virgin Trains between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central and London Euston.

It comes a day after passengers faced lengthy delays travelling between Lancashire, Scotland and London because of a derailed engineering train at Carnforth.

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