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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 rail services between the East Midlands and London. | The sudden collapse of a bridge has caused major disruption to rail services 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 happened in the early hours. | The collapse at Barrow upon Soar happened in the early hours. |
| Network Rail said work to clear the route is not expected to be completed for at least a few days. | |
| 'Massive earthquake' | 'Massive earthquake' |
| Live updates: Rail chaos after bridge collapses | Live updates: Rail chaos after bridge collapses |
| Local resident Jake said: "I was in bed when I heard something going on". | Local resident Jake said: "I was in bed when I heard something going on". |
| He said there were some Network Rail employees on the bridge and a few minutes later "there was a sound like a massive earthquake ... bricks and rubble came tumbling down … and the house shook. | |
| "It was very nerve wracking". | |
| Other residents from the village, near Loughborough, said one side of the bridge had been sinking for several years and the crossing was due to be shut this week for repairs. | Other residents from the village, near Loughborough, said one side of the bridge had been sinking for several years and the crossing was due to be shut this week for repairs. |
| Cheryl Billson said: "There was very obviously need for work to repair the bridge for years ... and local people have been reporting it. | 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." | "I rode over it yesterday on my horse - and now look at it." |
| Toby Higgins from Network Rail said: "We are hoping to have an update later on exactly when the line will reopen … but we are looking at days rather than weeks for trains. | |
| "We did have a report of a dip in the bridge and that's why we were here last night." | |
| He said the collapse would impact journeys on the London St Pancras, Nottingham, Leicester and the Leicester, Lincoln, Grimsby routes. | He said the collapse would impact journeys on the London St Pancras, Nottingham, Leicester and the Leicester, Lincoln, Grimsby routes. |
| 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, the company said. | 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, the company said. |
| Network Rail staff worked through the night to remove the debris. | Network Rail staff worked through the night to remove the debris. |
| 'One side disappeared' | 'One side disappeared' |
| A commuter, who uses Barrow upon Soar station every day, said he walked across the bridge on Monday. | 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. | "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." |
| 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. | 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. " | "Not really much the train company can do about it... they have been wonderful actually, they have been really helpful. " |
| 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. |
| Alana Simpson wrote on Facebook: "These Victorian structures are coming to the end of their lives. Coupled with everything being run for profit by accountants and maintenance not being carried out, events like this will happen much more often." | Alana Simpson wrote on Facebook: "These Victorian structures are coming to the end of their lives. Coupled with everything being run for profit by accountants and maintenance not being carried out, events like this will happen much more often." |
| Vanessa Burzynski, also on Facebook, said: "Its an extremely busy bridge & could've been so much worse! Used everyday by school children (my sons), students (my daughter), commuters (my husband) I was shocked at the state of it a few weeks ago - at least now it might be repaired properly instead of just patched up." | Vanessa Burzynski, also on Facebook, said: "Its an extremely busy bridge & could've been so much worse! Used everyday by school children (my sons), students (my daughter), commuters (my husband) I was shocked at the state of it a few weeks ago - at least now it might be repaired properly instead of just patched up." |
| Severn Trent said a burst water main caused by the collapse had been repaired and the water supply to homes in the area restored. | Severn Trent said a burst water main caused by the collapse had been repaired and the water supply to homes in the area restored. |
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