Two rail companies tell customers 'do not travel' to and from Scotland as Met Office warns of heavy rain

Avanti West Coast said there would be advised customers not to travel between Scotland and Preston and said there would be 'no services north of Preston, and as a result other services across the network will be significantly delayed'. TransPennine Express cited the conditions and told customers not to travel on any of their routes to north of the border.

Ruth Ellis, flood duty manager for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency , said: 'A major rainfall event is expected bringing significant prolonged heavy rain throughout Saturday over the Southern Highlands and western Central Belt, with more heavy rain in the north on Sunday. 'As a result, we're likely to see extensive river and surface water flooding impacts across those areas.

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