Storm Eunice aftermath: Live updates on Leeds travel disruption, power cuts and damaged buildings

With the prospect of significant disruption to the rail network today, train operating companies are allowing customers to use their tickets across a number of dates and offering refunds where people choose not to travel at all.

LNER

Customers with tickets dated for travel on Friday 18 February will be able to use these tickets to travel today (Saturday 19), Sunday 20, Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 February instead.

It is strongly advised that you reserve a seat before you travel, and please travel as close to the time shown on your original ticket as possible. Alternatively, if you prefer not to travel you will be entitled to a full refund.

Northern

Preston station will remain closed until mid-morning, as the roof undergoes a safety inspection. Trains will not call at the station.

There is damage to the overhead electric wires between Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent. Trains are currently unable to run between these stations.

Tickets dated for Friday 18 February will be valid to travel today (Saturday 19), Sunday 20 and Monday 21 February.

If you are unable to travel, fee free refunds will be available. Please find information to claim your refund here.​​​​​​​

TransPennine Express

Services on the West Coast / Anglo-Scottish route remain severely disrupted whilst repairs are made to key infrastructure and trains and crew are moved to the right places to resume services at the earliest opportunity.

Customers are advised not to travel on this route and may claim a refund for unused tickets.

Customers with tickets dated for Friday 18 February can use their ticket to travel on TransPennine Express services today (Saturday 19 February).

If you don’t wish to make your journey, you have up to 28 days after the date of the journey on your ticket to submit a refund request. For more information about refunds and to submit a claim, see here. No administration fee will be applied.

National Rail says a number of train operating companies are continuing to make changes to their timetables due to yesterday’s storm.

Many train operating companies are reporting major damage to the railway and obstructions on the line. Some train operators remain suspended as a result.

Network Rail have additional engineers out across the network dealing with the continuing problems, and will check all affected lines for damage before reintroducing services as quickly as possible.

Welcome to the Yorkshire Evening Post’s Storm Eunice blog for February 19 when we’ll be focusing on the aftermath to the high winds that battered the city yesterday. There was travel chaos on the roads, on the railway and in the skies above Leeds as flights were grounded and incoming planes were forced to divert.

Thousands of homes in the city were hit by power cuts, while others have been damaged by the force of the winds Here’s a recap of some of the travel disruption and damage seen so far: