Storm Goretti, Cornwall
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Trains on a branch line in Cornwall were cancelled after a train broke down on the tracks. The line between Truro and Falmouth Docks was affected, with fewer trains able to run. As a result, services running to and from these stations were cancelled. Great Western Railway (GWR) said disruption ended by 1.30pm.
The Met Office warns of "dangerous stormy winds" in the south-west of England on Thursday evening - all trains have been cancelled in Cornwall from 18:00.
Train services in Cornwall will be suspended this evening (Thursday 8th January) until Friday morning, with all trains stopping after reaching their final destination before 6pm. In Devon, services between Exeter and Okehampton and Exeter and Barnstaple will stop after the final services return to Exeter before 6pm.
Flooding has caused major travel disruption in Cornwall today (December 10) as a number of trains have been cancelled. Services between St Erth and St Ives, Penzance and Par and Par and Newquay have all been cancelled or delayed this morning.
Eight people have been injured in a train crash at a holiday park tonight. The smash, which happened at Tregoad Holiday Park near Looe, Cornwall during half-term week for many, saw emergency services scrambled at around 7pm. The incident remains ongoing.
The knocking grows louder, momentarily disorientating me from a deep sleep. It’s pitch black, the room sways, and a polite voice quietly shouts, “breakfast”. Opening the door, Nick, Great Western Railway’s hospitality manager, greets me with a ...