Rail passengers told not to travel north on Monday

Storm Floris is set to disrupt travel on Monday

Rail passengers are being urged not to travel north of Newcastle on Monday as Storm Floris bears down on the UK.

The amber wind warning issued by the Met Office lasts from 10:00 BST on Monday through to 22:00 for most of Scotland.

It warns of danger to life and damage to buildings and trees due to storm conditions is expected.

LNER, which runs on the East Coast Main Line with stops in Darlington and Durham, said travel disruption was expected, while Avanti West Coast, which runs through Cumbria, has advised people not to travel north of Preston.

Tickets valid other days

TransPennine Express has also cancelled Monday services between Carlisle and Glasgow Central and Edinburgh in both directions, as well as services between Newcastle and Edinburgh.

The firm said tickets dated for Monday could be used to travel on Tuesday or a refund could be sought.

LNER said tickets dated for Monday would now be valid for between Sunday and Wednesday.

Lumo said it would run an "extremely limited" service between Newcastle and Edinburgh and that these services would be "heavily delayed".

It said it strongly advised customers to not travel on Monday and that tickets for that day would be valid for Tuesday and Wednesday on it trains.

Avanti West Coast, which stops at Oxenholme, Penrith and Carlisle, said Monday tickets for travel north of Preston would be accepted between Sunday and Tuesday.

Storm Floris is the sixth named storm of the 2024-25 season, and the first since January.

There is also a yellow warning across northern England, north Wales and Northern Ireland from 06:00 BST on Monday through to midnight.