Britain’s largest rail operators are accused of benefiting from transport chaos by pocketing millions of pounds in compensation while passengers endure cancellations and delays.

Train companies are pocketing millions in compensation from travel chaos as swathes of Britain are hit by cancellations and delays caused by blizzards and sub-zero temperatures.

Britain's biggest rail operators will run reduced services on Tuesday and Wednesday as up to 10cm of snow falls in parts of the country, with commuters on some of the country's busiest lines facing severe disruption. The Met Office has issued weather warnings for Eastern England and parts of the South East including Kent, East Sussex and Suffolk, with passengers on some services urged to avoid travelling altogether.

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It comes amid mounting anger from Tory MPs and campaigners that rail companies will receive huge automatic compensation payments from Network Rail for disruption to their services while passengers are given far less.