Hull Trains will also be affected tonight with the 8.30pm from King's Cross terminating early at Doncaster, while ScotRail warned of disruption this evening caused by signal boxes closing at different times across the country. The first train to be cancelled due to the strike is the 5.30pm Grand Central service from Sunderland to London King's Cross tonight, while all Caledonian Sleeper services between Scotland and the capital tonight are axed. It comes as the impact of this week's first rail strike will also be felt later today - before services are severely disrupted tomorrow when 40,000 workers stage a new walkout in the bitter row over jobs, pay and conditions. Unfortunately the disruption is likely to continue for the rest of the day - we are running a limited service north of Peterborough only.' And its chief executive David Horne said: 'My apologies if your journey with LNER today is affected by this disruption. LNER passengers can use Avanti West Coast or TransPennine Express instead. Overhead cables have voted unanimously to strike a day early.'
He wrote: 'Given my was only stopping at Kings Cross this is somewhat of a problem. One passenger caught up in the chaos tweeted a message from Trainline saying his train was 'no longer stopping at London King's Cross'. The chaos meant there were no direct trains on the East Coast Main Line between London and anywhere north of Stevenage from the start of the morning rush hour - with Lumo, Hull Trains and Grand Central services also axed. Huge queues built up in the waiting area at King's Cross this morning as passengers who were hoping to travel today and avoid chaos before tomorrow's strike were left stranded and scrambling to find alternative routes north. LNER advised people 'do not travel' between London and Peterborough, while Thameslink and Great Northern said they 'strongly advise that you avoid travelling today' due to the issue near Biggleswade in Bedfordshire. Rail passengers heading to and from London faced major chaos today before the strikes had even started - with almost every train in and out of King's Cross cancelled due to major damage to overhead electric wires.
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