Transport authorities and operators on Friday told passengers and drivers to stay home in anticipation of widespread damage and disruption on rail and roads from Storm Eunice.
Some major roads were closed and emergency speed limits of 50mph were in place around Britain’s railways, while all trains were suspended for the day in Wales.
The safety restrictions, reducing the danger from striking debris blown on to tracks, or fallen trees, meant only a few trains were running on the main intercity routes between London, Manchester and Glasgow on the west coast line, and south of York on the east coast.
<p lang=«en» dir=«ltr» xml:lang=«en»>Here's that tree at #EwellWest — it's believed to be about 50 feet long and is blocking the @SW_Help lines up to @LondonWaterloo and down to #Dorking ⛔️ Our Mobile Operations Manager will need a bit of help with this one and we have a team arriving soon Read more on theguardian.com