With the hottest temperatures forecast for Wednesday 24 June and Thursday 25 June, LNER now strongly recommends that you do not travel on their route from North Yorkshire to/from London on those dates.
For safety reasons, Network Rail may need to introduce speed restrictions in certain parts of the country on these dates, increasing journey times and reducing the number of train services they are able to operate.
This could also affect Hull Trains at Selby and Grand Central at Thirsk and Northallerton as well as other operators.
This is the current advice from LNER
Tuesday 23 June (Forecast up to 36°C)
- Customers booked to travel on Tuesday 23 June, may travel on an earlier LNER service on the same day. Travel before 12:00 where temperatures are expected to be cooler.
- If you have connecting services with another operator, please check with them directly as to what their travel advice is.
- If you’d prefer to travel on an earlier service or a different date, you don’t need to change your ticket – it will be valid on the services listed above. We do recommend booking a new seat reservation, which you can do free of charge here.
- LNER customers booked to travel on the 23 June – if you no longer wish to travel, you can claim a full refund from your point of purchase. More information is available here.
Wednesday 24 June (Forecast up to 37°C)
- We strongly advise that you do not travel across the LNER route on this date.
- If you have connecting services with another operator, please check with them directly as to what their travel advice is.
- You don’t need to change your ticket, however we do recommend booking a new seat reservation, which you can do free of charge here.
- LNER customers booked to travel on the 24 June – if you no longer wish to travel, you can claim a full refund from your point of purchase. More information is available here.
Thursday 25 June (Forecast up to 37°C)
- We strongly advise that you do not travel across the LNER route on this date.
- LNER tickets dated Thursday 25 June can be used on any LNER service on Friday 26 June.
- If you have connecting services with another operator, please check with them directly as to what their travel advice is.
- You don’t need to change your ticket, however we do recommend booking a new seat reservation, which you can do free of charge here.
- LNER customers booked to travel on the 25 June – if you no longer wish to travel, you can claim a full refund from your point of purchase. More information is available here.
Friday 26 June (Forecast up to 29°C)
- Customers should travel on their booked LNER service as planned
We recommend taking extra precautions to ensure a safe and comfortable journey.
- Carry water with you. You can also find water refill points at most of our stations.
- Wait for your train in the shade or a station waiting room.
- If you feel unwell at the station, please don’t board a train. Speak to staff for help. If you start to feel unwell on a train, please speak to the onboard team.
