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| London Euston trains halted by trackside fire | London Euston trains halted by trackside fire |
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| London Euston station has been evacuated and train services suspended due to a trackside fire. | London Euston station has been evacuated and train services suspended due to a trackside fire. |
| Network Rail said the fire, near South Hampstead, north London, damaged signalling equipment. | Network Rail said the fire, near South Hampstead, north London, damaged signalling equipment. |
| The power supply to Euston station was temporarily cut as a result of the incident, leading to the evacuation. | The power supply to Euston station was temporarily cut as a result of the incident, leading to the evacuation. |
| Engineers hope to restore services as soon as possible but it is warned full timetables are unlikely to resume until Thursday morning. | Engineers hope to restore services as soon as possible but it is warned full timetables are unlikely to resume until Thursday morning. |
| The fire affected customers on London Midland, Virgin and Southern trains. | The fire affected customers on London Midland, Virgin and Southern trains. |
| It also took out a stretch of the London Overground line between Euston and Harrow & Wealdstone. | It also took out a stretch of the London Overground line between Euston and Harrow & Wealdstone. |
| Network Rail said: "An electrical fire at South Hampstead has stopped trains running in or out of London Euston this evening. | Network Rail said: "An electrical fire at South Hampstead has stopped trains running in or out of London Euston this evening. |
| "Train customers are impacted in London and the length of the West Coast main line, including Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool." | "Train customers are impacted in London and the length of the West Coast main line, including Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool." |
| 'Emergency generators' | |
| It added: "Network Rail engineers are trying to get some trains moving this evening on the West Coast main line by using emergency generators to restore temporary power to signals - the traffic lights of the railway. | It added: "Network Rail engineers are trying to get some trains moving this evening on the West Coast main line by using emergency generators to restore temporary power to signals - the traffic lights of the railway. |
| "Engineers are preparing to work through the night to install 100 metres of 11,000-volt power cables, with the aim of getting services back to normal tomorrow morning." | "Engineers are preparing to work through the night to install 100 metres of 11,000-volt power cables, with the aim of getting services back to normal tomorrow morning." |
| Passengers are advised to use services provided by Chiltern Railways, East Midlands Trains and Great Western Railway or check with National Rail Enquiries before travelling. |