Passengers face disruption on Shropshire railways due to ‘faults …

National Rail Enquiries said that services from Shrewsbury to Crewe, via Nantwich, are affected by engineering work, closing all lines.

A spokesman said: “Trains that usually run between Shrewsbury and Crewe via Nantwich will be diverted to run via Chester, extending journey times.

“Replacement buses will run between Shrewsbury and Crewe via Nantwich.”

There have also been cancellations to services between Swansea and Shrewsbury.

A spokesman said: “Due to severe weather between Swansea and Shrewsbury the line via Heart of Wales is blocked.

“Train services running to and from these stations will be cancelled. Disruption is expected until noon.”

‘Heavy flooding’ has blocked the route between Shrewsbury and Wrexham General, affecting trains to Chester.

Transport for Wales said that services towards Chester are currently unable to run, with road replacement services being requested.

Some passengers have also been reporting cancellations of West Midlands Railways trains from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street.

Responding to a query about the cancellation of a service between the stations a spokesman for the company said “the cancelled services are due to train faults”.

Transport for Wales routes between Aberystwyth and Birmingham New Street, which call at Shrewsbury, are running as expected according to the firm’s website.

An update has confirmed a ‘reduced service’ is running on West Midlands Railways between Shrewsbury and Birmingham.

A spokesman said: “A fault on a train is causing disruption to West Midlands Railway services between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury.

“As a result, a reduced service will operate between these stations today.”

They added that a road replacement service had been requested to replace the service and that people can use their ticket on Transport for Wales services ‘via any reasonable route at no extra cost’.