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The weather has succeeded again in bringing parts of the country to a halt with some rail passengers trapped on trains with no food or water for hours.
Extreme rain fall and flash floods on the east coast has left commuters, students and holidaymakers scrambling to find other ways of reaching their destination.
Furious Ancient History student Joy Coppell was forced to stay with friends in Sheffield when she was faced with no chance of getting back home to Liverpool.
The 21 year-old was tearful at the prospect of being stranded at a station in the early hours of the morning because her train kept meeting delays on route.
She was advised by station staff to find alternative means but they were too costly or increased the risk of her being left alone in the middle of the night.
The Glasgow University student had a choice of coaches to Carlisle from Newcastle or taxis to Preston but she still would have had no way of getting to Liverpool that night.
Miss Coppell arrived at Glasgow to join the train to Birmingham New Street at 3pm on Friday in hope of avoiding much of the travel chaos.
But her optimism faded when she was told the east coast line was plagued with problems from flooding and then west coast train services were cancelled.
The student, from Aigburth, went to Glasgow coach station but was told the cost of a ticket would be £200 and the next departure would be on Sunday.
Faced with the prospect of being stuck in Scotland she reluctantly boarded a packed train which left at 4:05pm and her travel nightmare began soon after.
Speaking from her seat on the East Coast Trains service Miss Coppell said: "I've been on the train for six hours and every hour we've had more bad news.
"We were half an hour late getting into Edinburgh because the east coast line is flooded and a train in front of us broke down.
"We got stuck at Berwick-on-Tweed and there was talk of us being sent back to Edinburgh.
"I just want to go home but I have to stay with friends in Sheffield because the other options could have left me waiting for the first train in the morning from Preston.
"Or if I stay on this train until Birmingham I won't get there until midnight or later and be stuck there.
"Nobody made it clear just how bad it was not even online and their was constant updates of more bad news at the station.
"But I know it's not the train company's fault, it's been really bad weather and rotten luck.
"Food trollies available at Newcastle but there has been trouble even getting the staff to work.
"There was a group of Australians desperately trying to get back to London to catch a flight to Sydney and they got off at Newcastle to try and make a mad dash for it another way.
"I hope they made it but I think that would be a bit optimistic considering.
"There has been no food or drink for hours and the only option is to buy some if we reach a station.
"But we are just sitting here moving very slowly so I don't know when that will be."
East Coast Trains were unavailable for comment.
The Environment Agency have called off 57 flood alerts in the Midlands, north east, north west, south west, south east and Wales.
But there are still two "Flood Alerts" in place in the the north east, seven in the Midlands and one in Anglian.
Flash Floods in Shropshire claimed the life of 66 year-old retired teacher Michael Ellis on Thursday who was found in a stream in Bitterley.
Rescue crews tried to save him but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
