Anyone hoping to travel to Scotland today from London King's Cross after days of cancellations due to this week's heatwave are once again out of luck.
LNER has issued an urgent message to anyone looking to travel on their services today after heat damage occurred on its main line yesterday due to the extreme temperatures in England.
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London North Eastern Railway tweeted just one hour ago: "Today please DO NOT TRAVEL to or from London King's Cross.
DO NOT COME TO STATION. Due to urgent repairs to the railway, trains are not running between #KingsCross and #Peterborough."
Dramatic images shared by Network Rail show the extent of the damage caused by yesterday's heatwave - with a fire having taken place between Peterborough and London King’s Cross.
Lumo has cancelled all its services between the Edinburgh and London today and Avanti West Coast have also warned customers hoping to travel between London and Edinburgh that services will be disrupted.
A full statement from LNER on their website reads: "Following the severe weather and high tempeatures on Tuesday 19 July, a fire near the railway south of Peterborough has caused significant damage to signalling equipment. Network Rail are working to repair this as quickly as possible, but the extent of the damage means that services will be disrupted for the duration of today, Wednesday 20 July.
"There are numerous reports of damage to tracks, signalling equipment and overhead lines across the UK rail networks, including the routes we would typically redirect our customers to. With that in mind, unfortunately it will not be possible to complete your journey with another operator via these routes today. "
All passengers hoping to travel today are being urged to check live updates here.
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