Great Western Railway cancels trains across the whole network due to damage caused by Storm Eunice

Great Western Railway (GWR) has said that train services running across the whole network will be cancelled and disruption is expected until the end of the day.

The extent of the damage caused by Storm Eunice means that work continues to clear debris from hundreds of miles of tracks and check that they are safe.

The advice to customers is not to travel and that the majority of GWR service will not be returning until the afternoon (Saturday).

Their statement adds: "We continue to advise customers not to travel at this time."

GWR has apologised for the continued disruption to their services and said their teams are working hard to get trains running safely again as soon as possible.

Tickets dated for travel on Saturday 19 February will be valid for travel later on Saturday 19, Sunday 20 or Monday 21 February.

Customers are strongly advised to delay their journey until later in the day or consider travelling on Sunday or Monday instead and to check the latest situation before attempting to travel.