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Train delays due to fallen trees blocking railway lines
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Train delays due to fallen trees blocking railway lines

A West Midlands Railway train stands at a station

Passengers have been warned to expect delays and cancellations (PA Media)

Fallen trees blocked railway lines in the West Midlands as strong winds from Storm Lilian hit the region.

Some services in the West Midlands were cancelled or delayed, power lines were damaged and trains had to slow down, National Rail said.

Routes through Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury, Nuneaton, Birmingham, Crewe and Tamworth were affected, but the disruptions have now been resolved.

A Met Office yellow warning of wind speeds exceeding 75 miles per hour has been issued for parts of northern England, southern Scotland and Wales.

A road blocked by a fallen treeA road blocked by a fallen tree

Motorists are being asked to avoid Aylestone Hill in Hereford due to a fallen tree (Dorota Kasprzak / Your Herefordshire)

West Midlands Railway passengers experienced delays of up to 20 minutes between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury, while those travelling on CrossCountry trains between Crewe and Stafford faced delays of 40 minutes.

CrossCountry lines were closed on Coleshill Parkway, meaning trains were either cancelled or diverted via an alternative route.

Replacement buses ran between Coleshill Parkway, Tamworth and Burton-upon-Trent and between Coleshill Parkway and Nuneaton, National Rail said.

Due to a line closure, CrossCountry trains between Birmingham New Street and Cheltenham Spa experienced cancellations and delays.

A red tent in the air above two semi-detached housesA red tent in the air above two semi-detached houses

A tent was spotted on the roof of a house in Castlefields, Shrewsbury (BBC)

Aylestone Hill in Hereford was closed after several trees damaged a power pole and exposed wires in the road, West Mercia Police said.

Trees blocked New Road in Rubery and Wynall Lane in Stourbridge.

Meteorologists warned that traffic disruptions were to be expected and that there could be problems on the M6 ​​motorway.

As a result of Storm Lilian, around 15 trees fell across Worcestershire, the district council said.

Hundreds of households in Shropshire were briefly without power on Friday morning.

Shortly after 07:00 BST, more than 360 homes near Shifnal experienced a power outage, and more than 700 homes near Rowton also had their power temporarily cut.

By 12:00 p.m., most of the disruptions had been resolved by National Grid staff.

Fallen tree near Dunstall Castle in Worcestershire (opposite the turnoff to Aston Coaches). Just off the A4104 Defford Road. Fallen tree near Dunstall Castle in Worcestershire (opposite the turnoff to Aston Coaches). Just off the A4104 Defford Road.

Motorists heading towards Dunstall Castle in Worcestershire had to take an alternative route (BBC)

Winds are expected to ease over the holiday weekend, but wet weather is expected to persist.

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