article_snippet: There was chaos in parts of the UK today with gale-force winds causing trees to fall on tracks and trains to be severely delayed in the West Country.
article_snippet: Workmen were called to clear the blockage on the railway track between Exeter in Devon and Taunton in Somerset.
article_snippet: Elsewhere in Devon, gale-force winds also caused ferry services in Torbay to be cancelled over safety concerns for passengers.
article_snippet: And with travel woe predicted on the roads and railways as 16 million people take to 16 million people cars, it could make for a miserable holiday getaway.
article_snippet: Trains over the Easter period will be severely disrupted with work planned between London and Watford and the route between Paddington and Didcot.
article_snippet: Routes between London and the west Midlands as well as Penrith and Preston will also be affected.
highlights_snippet: Gale-force winds blow trees onto tracks and delay trains between Exeter in Devon and Taunton in Somerset .
  