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| Trees down on rail lines and structures blown down in high winds, | |
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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 between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. | A tree fell onto the line at Coseley affecting services between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. |
| The disruption, affecting several operators, will last until the end of service, Network Rail said. | |
| A tree also came down at Wylde Green affecting services between Lichfield and Birmingham. Disruption could last until lunchtime. | |
| Buses are running between Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield stations. | Buses are running between Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield stations. |
| More updates on this and other stories from Birmingham and the Black Country | More updates on this and other stories from Birmingham and the Black Country |
| Arriva Trains Wales, CrossCountry and Virgin Trains services will be diverted and not call at several stations between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street. | |
| London Midland services are not running between Wolverhampton and Birmingham and passengers are advised to use buses or trams. | |
| The delays were caused as Storm Barney hit the area with winds of up to 70mph. | The delays were caused as Storm Barney hit the area with winds of up to 70mph. |
| Repairs ongoing | Repairs ongoing |
| A Network Rail spokesman apologised to passengers for the delays. | 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. | "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. | "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. | 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 spokesman for the shopping centre's owners said the 150ft (46m) tower was now being dismantled and removed, adding no people or vehicles were injured when it was toppled last night. | |
| The Fort is open with motorists being directed to the underground car park while work to remove the tower, which has stood since 1996, continues. The park said it is the first time it has been damaged. | |
| A lamp-post on between junctions six and seven of the M6 was also knocked over by a van, 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. | The motorway reopened a few hours later and Highways England confirmed its inspectors are currently out looking at all light columns. |