UK rail disruption: Whitehaven replacement buses suspended as Blackburn points failure delays Northern trains

Rail replacement buses between Corkickle and Whitehaven were suspended on Tuesday because of severe weather, Northern said, leaving passengers without the usual road alternative on a Cumbrian Coast stretch closed for urgent repairs. The operator said it would review the suspension hourly, while trains would turn back at Corkickle or Whitehaven and some tickets would be accepted on TransPennine Express services within two hours of a cancelled departure. Northern