Services to and from Waverley are hit

TRAVELLERS face disruptions on a major train route to and from the Capital today (Thurs) - with more to come.

Bosses have cancelled TransPennine Express services to and from Manchester with insufficient staff to run them.

So far the 08:07 from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh has been scrapped, as has the 05:57 Carlisle to Edinburgh - while the 06:13 Edinburgh to Manchester Airport will be started from Carlisle.

Sign up to our daily newsletter The i newsletter cut through the noise Sign up Thanks for signing up! Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting...

"Due to the ongoing Corona virus outbreak, a number of our personnel have been unable to attend work," reads a TransPennine Express statement.

"Unfortunately, this is likely to increase as the week progresses.

"It is anticipated that an increasing number of our services may be altered, delayed or cancelled for all or part of their journey as more of our colleagues are affected.