Rail Net

People from the West Midlands are still affected by the heavy flooding. Landslides have caused roads to be shut off, resulting to broken cars and high water levels that add up to blocked routes.

Many rail tracks have also been affected, and commuters using the lines in Worcestershire and Herefordshire have been advised not to travel unless needed.

More rain has been forecasted for Monday and motorists have been advised to take caution when travelling.

Numerous A-roads in Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire were still submerged in water on Monday.

The A44 found between the Weston hill junction and the B4197 junction in Broadwas, Worcestershire has been closed to traffic because of a landslide.

Central trains has urged commuters not to travel. Their route between Hereford and Worcester has been closed because of the flood at Ledbury.

A spokesman from Central Trains said that providing replacement bus services was impossible because of the poor road conditions. On a lighter note, the operator’s route to Cardiff Central from Birmingham New Street has already reopened.

Another company, First Great Western, also said that their train operations between Worcester and Hereford also stopped and the earliest time that it will reopen is on the 6th of August.

Virgin trains also advised their customers who are taking the Birmingham-Reading route to delay their travels. A spokesman from the company said that the area was too flooded and the use of replacement bus services was also impossible.

On the other hand, Chiltern Railways has already announced that the routes in Banbury, Birmingham Snow Hill, High Wycombe, London Marylebone and Leamington Spa have resumed normal operations.