Rail passengers have been warned to expect disruption on Sunday in Cumbria and Lancashire as extreme weather is expected.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind and rain in Cumbria from 18:00 GMT on Saturday until 18:00 on Monday.

It will turn into an amber warning for parts of the county from 06:00 until 18:00 on Sunday. The rain is expected to ease off overnight but the alert is in place again for the same times on Monday.

To keep passengers and railway staff safe, trains will run at reduced speeds in some areas on Sunday and Monday. As a further precaution, no passenger trains will operate from start of service on Sunday through to 1800 on Monday on the following lines and no rail replacement services will be provided:

Carlisle – Carnforth
Oxenholme – Windermere
Carnforth – Skipton
Carlisle – Skipton
Barrow – Lancaster/Preston
Corkickle – Barrow
Lancaster – Morecambe
Safety measures will continue to be reviewed and updated as necessary.