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Rail commuters face major disruption across England | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
Thousands of rail passengers are facing delays and cancellations across England after overhead electric wires stopped working in the Midlands. | |
Services affected include routes to London, Edinburgh, Manchester, North Wales and Southampton. | |
About 300 people were queuing at Coventry station following the start of the problems at about 06:00 BST. | About 300 people were queuing at Coventry station following the start of the problems at about 06:00 BST. |
The "major disruption", caused at Birmingham International station, was likely until 17:30, Network Rail said. | |
Latest updates on rail disruption | Latest updates on rail disruption |
Virgin Trains, Arriva Trains, Cross Country and London Midland services routed through Birmingham are either delayed or cancelled. | Virgin Trains, Arriva Trains, Cross Country and London Midland services routed through Birmingham are either delayed or cancelled. |
Engineers are on site to rectify the problem, with the railway lines affected in both directions. The cause of the incident is not yet known. | |
Hundreds of people had to queue for replacement bus services at Coventry train station. | |
After waiting for some time, Danielle Currie said she eventually decided to head back home to Rugby and work from home. | |
A Network Rail spokesperson said: "Our priority at this stage is to quickly and safely repair the damage so the railway can be reopened as soon as possible. | |
"Services are running but some have had to be cancelled and some are being diverted." | |
Bus replacement services have been operating between Rugby, Northampton and Coventry; and Chiltern Railways and Arriva Trains are both accepting London Midland and Virgin tickets. | Bus replacement services have been operating between Rugby, Northampton and Coventry; and Chiltern Railways and Arriva Trains are both accepting London Midland and Virgin tickets. |
Birmingham Airport has warned travellers to allow extra time when planning their journey to avoid missing their flight. | Birmingham Airport has warned travellers to allow extra time when planning their journey to avoid missing their flight. |