Merseyrail passengers have been facing major cancellations and delays as multiple lines have been hit with disruption. The network's 'cold weather plans' were activated on Monday, in light of a yellow weather warning. However, the worst disruption hit commuters on Wednesday morning.
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00:00Mersey Rail passengers have been facing major cancellations and delays as multiple lines
00:06have been hit with disruption.
00:08Mersey Rail's cold weather plans were activated on Monday in light of a yellow weather warning
00:13for ice and snow covering much of Merseyside as the worst disruption hit commuters on Wednesday
00:18morning.
00:19The train network activated its cold weather plans due to a drop in temperatures to help
00:23ensure services continue to operate safely.
00:26The temperature is expected to fall to minus two degrees Celsius overnight with the metal
00:31rail set to be even colder.
00:33Mersey Rail's preventative measures have been activated to deal with potential for
00:37snow and ice on the tracks.
00:39The first service of the day on each line will therefore run without customers enabling
00:42the rail conditions to be checked before services can begin to run as normal.
00:46However, if the predicted ice and snow fails to arrive, Mersey Rail and Network Rail work
00:51together to run as many first trains as possible.
00:54The rail operator urges customers to check online for the latest service updates.