This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-39124787
The article has changed 9 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 4 | Version 5 |
|---|---|
| Liverpool Lime Street trains wall collapse halts trains | |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| No trains will run in or out of Liverpool Lime Street station "for several days" after a wall collapsed on to the railway. | No trains will run in or out of Liverpool Lime Street station "for several days" after a wall collapsed on to the railway. |
| A section of trackside wall "loaded with concrete and cabins by a third party" fell, blocking all four lines into the station, Network Rail said. | A section of trackside wall "loaded with concrete and cabins by a third party" fell, blocking all four lines into the station, Network Rail said. |
| The collapse on Tuesday evening left rubble strewn across the tracks and overhead wires damaged. | The collapse on Tuesday evening left rubble strewn across the tracks and overhead wires damaged. |
| Commuters and travellers are being urged to seek alternative routes. | Commuters and travellers are being urged to seek alternative routes. |
| All services from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester, Warrington and Wigan are suspended, although some replacement buses are in operation. | All services from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester, Warrington and Wigan are suspended, although some replacement buses are in operation. |
| Live updates on this and other stories in Merseyside | |
| A Network Rail spokesman said: "An extensive clear-up needs to take place to make the location safe before repairs to the overhead wires can be undertaken. | A Network Rail spokesman said: "An extensive clear-up needs to take place to make the location safe before repairs to the overhead wires can be undertaken. |
| "Early indications suggest train services will not resume for several days while extensive clear-up and repairs take place to make the location safe." | "Early indications suggest train services will not resume for several days while extensive clear-up and repairs take place to make the location safe." |
| Engineers are making a detailed assessment of the damage, but have indicated the line might not reopen until Monday. | |
| Simon Evans, from Network Rail, said: "It was extremely wet yesterday as there was a lot of rain and we've established that the person who occupies the property on the other side of the wall appears to have put a lot of concrete and cabins on top of this wall. | |
| "At this stage it's unclear as to why it collapsed but it does appear that may have had something to do with it." | |
| Liverpool Lime Street is the main station serving the city centre. | Liverpool Lime Street is the main station serving the city centre. |
| Lastest updates from National Rail. |