Storm Henk has wreaked havoc across large parts of the UK, with transport delays set to continue today as train services get back on track after rain and strong winds. Greater Anglia said train services were experiencing “severe disruptions” in the late hours of Tuesday night due to the storm with “multiple incidents” affecting services across the network.
A statement said: “Services on other lines may be cancelled, delayed, or revised. Greater Anglia and Network Rail will be working overnight to restore services and minimise disruption on Wednesday 3 January.” A joint statement from South Western Railway and Network Rail on X, formerly Twitter, said on Wednesday morning that disruptions linked to the storm will continue throughout the day.
“We are very sorry for the disruption customers experienced yesterday, due to the serious and widespread impact of Storm Henk,” the statement said. “The severe winds led to trees on the line damaging or delaying trains in multiple locations across our network.”
The Environment Agency said there were 368 active alerts in England for possible flooding, 322 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected and, in Northampton, one danger to life severe flood warning. In Wales there was one severe flood warning, 15 flood warnings and 39 flood alerts, according to Natural Resources Wales.
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