Storm Eunice has left much of Britain’s transport services unable to operate, with railways blocked by fallen trees, with the sea whipped too rough for ferries and extreme gusts of wind making airports perilous for landing.
A day that started with police, operators and transport authorities urging motorists and rail passengers to stay at home ended with much of that advice vindicated, as engineers struggled in vain to keep railways open and airlines having to belatedly cancel hundreds of flights.
