Storm Franklin Monday 21st February

Severe weather is likely to affect journeys across most of the UK on Monday 21st February 2022.

Last update: 17:00 21st Feb 2022 

Problem 

The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for much of the Chiltern network on Monday 21st February. Strong winds were forecast and have caused train service disruption across the UK. As a consequence disruption has been on going and has resulted in both traincrew and unit displacement. 

Impact

Although the weather warnings have now been lifted, there still remains a possibility of trees or other debris being blown onto the railway lines and causing unexpected or short notice disruption. There will also be short-formed services tomorrow, due to units being damaged by trains. Therefore, please continue to check your journey before you travel. 

Advice 

Please check your journey before you travel on our JourneyCheck page.

If customers decide not to travel with tickets that they have already purchased for travel Friday 18th February to Monday 21st February inclusive, full fee-free refunds for completely unused tickets will be available from the original point of sale. 

Tickets dated for travel on Friday 18 February, Saturday 19, Sunday 20 and Monday 21 February will be valid for travel until Tuesday 22 February. Off-Peak / Super Off-Peak time restrictions relevant to the original ticket(s) will apply on Monday / Tuesday. Customers traveling on Advance tickets deferred from a previous day are asked to travel as close to the original booked time of travel as possible.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused. These steps have been taken to ensure the safety of our customers and staff.