Commuters are waking up to more travel misery this morning as further rain and flooding has blocked railway lines and a major motorway.
The M5 near Bristol is blocked in both directions due to flooding this morning, with cars trapped in the closure and unable to turn around.
The motorway is closed northbound between junctions 16 and 14, and southbound between junctions 14 and 15.
Meanwhile, the A421 in Bedfordshire is closed for the fifth day in a row due to the flash flooding on Sunday night.
For rail commuters, the line between Bicester North and Banbury is blocked again due to flooding, which is affecting Chiltern Railways services in the area.
And high winds mean trains between Newcastle and Edinburgh have to run at a reduced speed, affecting all CrossCountry, LNER, Lumo and TransPennine Express services.
Pictures show flooding at Wellington Station
This flooding is one of several issues affecting trains between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton this morning – scroll down for more details.
Official diversion route for M5 flooding
Northbound traffic should follow solid triangle symbol:
- Exit the M5 at J16 onto the A38
- Follow to re-join the M5 at J14
Southbound traffic should follow the solid circle symbol:
- Exit the M5 at J14 and at the end of the slip road turn right onto the B4509 westbound
- At the junction with the A38 turn left onto the A38 southbound, towards Bristol
- Continue on the A38 for approximately 8 miles to Almondsbury Roundabout/M5 J16
- Take the third exit to rejoin the M5 southbound
Three stations closed to trains after signal fault in south London
There’s a signal fault between Shepherd’s Bush and Watford Junction, which means trains can’t stop at Wembley Central, Harrow & Wealdstone, or Watford Junction.
This is impacting Southern services between East Croydon and Clapham Junction to Watford Junction.
A National Rail spokesperson added: ‘Some trains towards Watford Junction will terminate at Shepherds Bush, and some trains from Watford Junction will start from Shepherds Bush.
‘As Southern are unable to serve Wembley Central, Harrow & Wealdstone or Watford Junction at present, you’ll need to use an alternative route for these stations.
‘Please leave at least 30 minutes of extra time to do this.’
Multiple incidents causing delays between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton all morning
There have been several incidents reported which are affecting services, including:
- Signalling cables being stolen at Albrighton
- Flooding at Wellington station
- A tree blocking the line between Shrewsbury and Craven Arms
The problems are causing delays on these Transport for Wales services:
- Between Holyhead/Crewe/Aberystwyth/Shrewsbury and Birmingham International
- Between Manchester Piccadilly/Holyhead and Cardiff Central
- Between Manchester Piccadilly and Milford Haven
- Between Shrewsbury and Llandrindod/Swansea
There are also issues on West Midlands Railway services between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street.
These delays are expected to last until midday.
Severe delays on the District line
It hasn’t been a great week for London Underground commuters trying to use the District line.
Once again the line is facing severe delays because of a points failure at High Street Kensington, which is impacting services between there and Edgware Road.
There are also minor delays between Earl’s Court and Wimbledon caused by a signal failure at East Putney.
The rest of the line – and the rest of the Tube network – currently has good service.
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