Lancaster passengers warned electrical fault means trains are not travelling north of Preston
Train passengers have been warned they are not able to travel north of Preston this afternoon, Thursday, due to an electrical fault.
Avanti West Coast have issued the warning on social media, saying: “Please do not travel north of Preston on Thursday 20 November, as lines are blocked due to failure of the electricity supply.
"Our destinations north of Preston include Lancaster, Oxenholme, Penrith, Carlisle, Lockerbie, Motherwell, Glasgow, Haymarket, and Edinburgh.
“If you have a ticket dated 20 November for travel north of Preston, you can now use it at no extra cost on 21 November, on any Avanti West Coast service via the same route.
“To keep customers moving, ticket acceptance has been agreed for the following routes and train companies.
“Between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh with London North Eastern Railway;
“Between Glasgow Central / Glasgow Queen St and Edinburgh with ScotRail;
“Between Birmingham New St & Edinburgh in Street with CrossCountry trains;
"Between Newcastle and Carlisle / Preston, and York and Preston with Northern;
"Between Preston and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh, and Manchester / Leeds with TransPennine Express Trains.
"Alternatively, if you abandoned your journey as a result of the disruption, then you can claim a fee free refund from where you bought your ticket.
"If you continued with your journey but were delayed by 15 minutes or more, you can claim Delay Repay compensation from the train company you travelled with.”