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Trees down on rail lines in and out of Birmingham cause delays Trees down on rail lines in and out of Birmingham cause delays
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Passengers face delays and disruption after trees fell through overhead wires in high winds overnight.Passengers face delays and disruption after trees fell through overhead wires in high winds overnight.
A tree fell onto the line at Coseley affecting services on between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. A tree fell onto the line at Coseley affecting services between Birmingham and Wolverhampton.
The disruption is expected to last until the end of service, Network Rail said.The disruption is expected to last until the end of service, Network Rail said.
Services are cancelled between Lichfield Trent Valley and New Street after another fallen tree. Disruption could last until lunchtime. A tree also came down at Wylde Green affecting services between Lichfield and Birmingham.. Disruption could last until lunchtime.
Further updates on this and other stories on Birmingham and Black Country.
The issues were caused as Storm Barney hit the area with winds of up to 70mph.
Repairs ongoing
Buses are running between Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield stations.Buses are running between Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield stations.
A spokesman for Network Rail apologised to passengers for the delays. More updates on this and other stories from Birmingham and the Black Country
He said: "Our teams worked throughout the night to deal with weather-related issues to help keep as many trains and passengers moving as possible today. The delays were caused as Storm Barney hit the area with winds of up to 70mph.
"The high winds caused damage across the rail network and we continue to work at several locations to bring the railway back into use." Repairs ongoing
The mast in the Fort Shopping Park in Birmingham was toppled in the high winds, while emergency services reported trees falling on several roads. A Network Rail spokesman apologised to passengers for the delays.
"Our teams worked throughout the night to deal with weather-related issues to help keep as many trains and passengers moving as possible today.
"The high winds caused damage across the rail network and we continue to work at several locations to bring the railway back into use," he said.
Elsewhere, the mast in the Fort Shopping Park in Birmingham was toppled in the high winds, while emergency services reported trees falling on several roads.
A lamp-post on between junctions six and seven of the M6 was also knocked over, leading to delays for motorists. Highways England tweeted, at about 21:00 on Tuesday, that the hard shoulder and two lanes of the northbound motorway were closed due a fallen lamp-post and that contractors were being sent to the scene.
The motorway reopened a few hours later and Highways England confirmed its inspectors are currently out looking at all light columns.