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| Barrow upon Soar bridge collapse causes rail chaos | Barrow upon Soar bridge collapse causes rail chaos |
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| The sudden collapse of a bridge has caused major disruption to trains between the East Midlands and London. | The sudden collapse of a bridge has caused major disruption to trains between the East Midlands and London. |
| Trains between London and Nottingham, Derby and Leicester have been cancelled or delayed and replacement buses have been put in place. | Trains between London and Nottingham, Derby and Leicester have been cancelled or delayed and replacement buses have been put in place. |
| The collapse, at Barrow upon Soar, near Loughborough, happened in the early hours. | |
| Network Rail has been working to clear the route but does not expect it to re-open quickly. | Network Rail has been working to clear the route but does not expect it to re-open quickly. |
| Live updates: Rail chaos after bridge collapses | Live updates: Rail chaos after bridge collapses |
| Residents said one side of the bridge had been sinking for several years and the crossing was due to be shut this week for repairs. | Residents said one side of the bridge had been sinking for several years and the crossing was due to be shut this week for repairs. |
| One, Cheryl Billson said: "There was very obviously need for work to repair the bridge for years ... and local people have been reporting it. | |
| "I rode over it yesterday on my horse - and now look at it." | |
| Network Rail said disruption was likely to last throughout the day. | |
| "[The collapse] will affect journeys on the London St Pancras/Nottingham/Leicester and the Leicester/Lincoln/Grimsby routes," a spokesman said. | |
| East Midlands Trains said the closure of the line would affect all its services north of Leicester including to and from Chesterfield and Sheffield. | East Midlands Trains said the closure of the line would affect all its services north of Leicester including to and from Chesterfield and Sheffield. |
| A limited number of trains will run between Leicester and London St Pancras, stopping in Northamptonshire, but they will be subject to last minute changes. | A limited number of trains will run between Leicester and London St Pancras, stopping in Northamptonshire, but they will be subject to last minute changes. |
| Network Rail staff worked through the night to remove the debris but it was too early to tell how long it would take to clear the line. | |
| Refunds offered | Refunds offered |
| Residents in the Leicestershire village said Grove Lane was due to be closed overnight so repairs could be carried out on the bridge. | Residents in the Leicestershire village said Grove Lane was due to be closed overnight so repairs could be carried out on the bridge. |
| One said: "The path on the left hand side has decided to sink gradually over time. They scheduled for the road to be closed for the next three nights and then this." | One said: "The path on the left hand side has decided to sink gradually over time. They scheduled for the road to be closed for the next three nights and then this." |
| A commuter who uses Barrow upon Soar station every day, said he walked across the bridge on Monday. | |
| "It was subsiding on one side and the wall was cracking and we assumed that's why they were having the repairs done," he said. | |
| BBC reporter Helen McCarthy, who was at the scene, said: "One side of the bridge has disappeared completely and the road has subsided on one side." | BBC reporter Helen McCarthy, who was at the scene, said: "One side of the bridge has disappeared completely and the road has subsided on one side." |
| Severn Trent said a burst water main caused by the collapse has been repaired and the water supply to homes in the area had been restored. | Severn Trent said a burst water main caused by the collapse has been repaired and the water supply to homes in the area had been restored. |
| One commuter, who travels regularly from Leicester to Nottingham, said: "Normally, it takes me about 25 minutes [to get to work] and it has taken me two hours so far… it is a tad frustrating. | |
| "Not really much the train company can do about it... they have been wonderful actually, they have been really helpful all the way through, can't complain. | "Not really much the train company can do about it... they have been wonderful actually, they have been really helpful all the way through, can't complain. |
| "Hopefully, it will be alright tomorrow. " | "Hopefully, it will be alright tomorrow. " |
| A passenger who was travelling to Paris with his family said he was told he could get a refund but was not given any indication of when the line would reopen. | A passenger who was travelling to Paris with his family said he was told he could get a refund but was not given any indication of when the line would reopen. |
| "We have no idea what is happening except that the bridge has collapsed," he said. | "We have no idea what is happening except that the bridge has collapsed," he said. |
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