Several rail operators have cancelled services on Monday following “devastating” flooding over the weekend.
Rail passengers have been urged not to travel between Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and Stansted Airport after multiple fallen trees damaged the electrical overhead wires, with no trains expected to run until 2pm.
No rail services would operate through Northampton station due to the River Nene bursting its banks, London Northwestern Railway said.
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Meanwhile, Southern said some services on Monday will be cancelled or revised because of forecast severe weather, including on its London network and the West Coastway between Havant and Southampton.
Great Western Railways also warned passengers not to travel as it suspended services on all key routes because of flooding and fallen trees.
Transport for Wales said all services between Pontypridd and Treherbert, Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil were currently cancelled with disruption expected throughout Monday.
It added lines were closed between Hereford and Abergavenny due to a landslip with no rail replacement service available, while no services would run between Shrewsbury and Swansea until at least 12pm.
No services will run between Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness in Lancashire until Friday due to heavy flooding, with rail replacement transport extending journey times by up to an hour.
Southwestern Railway said all lines between Fareham and Southampton Central had now opened after the removal of a tree, but services would be disrupted until 11am.
ScotRail advised customers speed restrictions would be in place on many of its routes leading to longer-than-normal journey times.
Storm Bert is “only just slowly pulling away” from the UK on Monday morning, meaning an “unsettled start to the day”, according to the Met Office website.
