Storm Darragh resulted in major disruption to rail services in Pembrokeshire and at Carmarthen with mass cancellations on Saturday, December 7 and no trains running on the Sunday.

Clearly a lot of shifting stock and clearing lines would have been required in the aftermath, but it came as a surprise to some local passengers that the situation on Monday, December 9 was still chaotic, with the websites showing all trains at Milford Haven and Pembroke Dock as cancelled.

Services were appearing to run from Carmarthen, but as the day progressed, more and more trains were being marked as cancelled. There were cancellations at Swansea too.

At Carmarthen, the railway station was full of trains - but they appeared to be at a standstill a replacement bus service was operating.

We asked Transport for Wales why no trains reached Pembrokeshire on the Monday, and for their reassurances to passengers and ticket holders as to when they can expect normal service to be resumed.

A joint statement from Transport for Wales and Network Rail (issued Wednesday morning, December 11) said:

“Storm Darragh continues to have a significant impact across the Wales and Borders network.

“Hundreds of trees have fallen on our network, as well as flooding, wind damage and in some areas, there are also substantial power problems affecting signalling.

“Our teams have been working around the clock to restore services but some routes currently remain closed and there are likely to be short notice changes and cancellations on others.

“We strongly advise customers to check for the latest travel information before making their journeys.

“The Pembroke Dock - Carmarthen line remains closed, with a rail replacement bus service in place.”

It is a changing picture as Network Rail work to get things open. Rail travellers can find all the latest information at https://tfwrail.wales/travel-updates