Train passengers face disruption on Britain’s biggest intercity line over the next four days with engineering works top and tail the west coast main line.
Limited services will run on Good Friday and Easter Monday from London to Birmingham and Manchester, with no direct fast trains on Saturday and Sunday.
Motoring organisations have forecast a more crowded Easter on the roads, with up to 15% more cars on UK roads this Good Friday than last year.
Approximately 2.2 million Britons are expected to head abroad for the Easter weekend, according to the travel organisation Abta.