Lightning strike sparks railway chaos as commuters face huge disruption

National Rail also shared a list of all the affected lines.

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Liverpool Lime Street/Preston/Blackpool North/Lancaster/Glasgow Central/ Edinburgh, and between Birmingham New Street and Glasgow Central/Edinburgh, and between Wolverhampton and Glasgow Central, and also between Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street/ Blackpool North/Glasgow Central.

London Northwestern Railway between Birmingham New Street/ Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street.