Bank Holiday travellers faced rail and road delays yesterday as forecasters could only promise a 'mixed weather picture' for revellers hoping to enjoy the early May break.
Rail passengers were hit by delays to services ahead of a crippling combination of rail strikes and engineering works that is set to cause chaos over an eight-day period.
Network Rail began carrying out 487 planned projects on Saturday which are expected to last into tomorrow.
Track renewals around Coventry saw no trains running between Birmingham Airport and Rugby/Leamington Spa, while work on the new station at Cambridge South saw disruption on routes around the city.