Flooding disrupts rail services in the New Year
National Rail and First Great Western rail services are reporting line problems in the south west between Exeter St Davids and Barnstaple as well as between Liskeard and Looe due to flooding.
#SWFlooding Trains on the Barnstaple branch are now able to run between Exeter St Davids and Crediton. Buses remain on the rest of the line
From @nationalrailenq on Twitter:
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