And the news reported on the national rail web site reads
Due to overrunning engineering work between Northampton and Coventry, Virgin Trains and London Midland services are continuing to be disrupted.
The West Coast Main Line will be closed until 05:00 on Friday 4 January. Passengers who intend to travel with Virgin Trains on Thursday 3 January are being urged not to travel ...
A normal service is expected to run tomorrow, Friday 4 January, however a small number of early morning journeys may be disrupted.
What's the betting that the small number of journeys includes mine?