UK snow sparks travel carnage with commuters warned train lines face HOURS of delays

Traffic has been ground to a halt across the UK as snow and wintry conditions have hit causing travel chaos.

The Met Office has warned Britons about possible travel chaos this morning as particularly bad weather will strike at rush hour.

Dan Suri, Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “An area of low pressure slides its way eastwards on Monday night. The associated frontal system, marking the boundary between cold air in the north and milder conditions to the south, will bring disruptive snow to some areas between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

“This is likely to coincide with rush hour, leading to disruption to some transport routes across a central swathe of the UK on Tuesday morning. It will also be windy in the far south.”

The A628 (Woodhead Pass) is closed in both directions between the A616 (Hollingworth) and the A57 (Flouch) due to snow, as road users are advised to use the M60, M62 and M1 as an alternative route.

National Highways issued an amber severe snow alert for roads across the North East and North West of the country. Road users were advised to take extra care and avoid the area if possible. Impacted roads included the M26 between J21-J23, the M1 at Leeds and Sheffield and the M56 at Manchester.

Mersey Rail has issued an alert warning passengers that due to the potential of snow and ice covering tracks, and the first service on each line in north west England would run without customers to ensure conditions could be checked.

National Rail warned the cold climate would impact various routes on the Northern Rail until at least 2pm on Tuesday. Impacted areas included the Bradford Interchange and Huddersfield, and also between Halifax and Hebden Bridge and Hull.

TransPennine Express have given customers an option to use tickets bought for this evening or tomorrow on Wednesday instead if they wish to change their travel plans due to the forecast.

More to come…