Source:bbc.com
Rail passengers across the East of England have been advised not to travel as as Storm Franklin hits the UK.
Thameslink and Great Northern are urging people to "abandon" their journeys because "in most areas , no service may able to run".
Greater Anglia and C2C are running reduced services due to storm damage and say only travel if it is "absolutely essential".
A yellow weather warning for wind is in place until 13:00 GMT.
The Met Office warning covers Wales, Northern Ireland, most of England and parts of south-west Scotland.
Network Rail has imposed a 50mph speed restrictionacross the network.
Thameslink and Great Northern, part of Govia Thameslink which runs trains from London to Bedford and Cambridge, said a tree blocking the railway between Tulse Hill and Streatham in south London caused a train to derail.
As a result services between Luton and Sutton and also Cambridge and Three Bridges are suspended until further notice.
Services between London Blackfriars and Bedford will call at all stations between London St Pancras and Bedford and services between King's Lynn and London Kings Cross will only run between King's Lynn and Cambridge.
On its website it said: "If you have not yet travelled to the station, or if you are otherwise able to, please abandon your journey. Stay at home.
"The situation will change regularly as trees fall and objects are blown onto the lines, and in most areas , no service may able to run."
Passengers on trains delayed between stations are being "rescued as soon as possible" but still may not be able to complete their journeys.
Greater Anglia, which runs trains from London Liverpool St to Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Hertford, said it would be running "a very reduced service which could be disrupted at short notice" and advised passengers to "only travel if their journey is absolutely essential" on Monday morning.
"If trees come down or debris lands in the overhead wires then journeys could be disrupted severely for many hours," it said.
Thousands of people are still without power following Storm Eunice on Friday.
UK Power Networks said it is working hard to restore supplies and will make goodwill payments to anyone affected by power cuts for more than 24 hours.
It said there are currently 2,900 properties across the East of England without power, including 1,000 in Essex, 1,300 in Suffolk and 370 in Norfolk.
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