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All London Euston trains cancelled due to damaged wires London Euston trains resume but delays are expected to continue
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A day of major disruption on the railways is expected, as people were warned not to try to travel to or from London Euston station because all lines were closed. Rail services to and from London Euston have resumed following emergency repairs, but passengers have been told to expect continued disruption.
Network Rail said there would be no services to or from the station on Sunday morning until at least midday due to emergency repairs on downed overhead wires. Trains operated by Virgin, London Midlands and London Overground would be affected and delays were expected throughout the day. All lines from the station were closed on Sunday morning as engineers worked to replace downed electrical wires overhead.
A message on the National Rail Enquiries website said: “Customers are advised NOT TO TRAVEL. Trains began running at around midday, with lines fully open by 1pm, but Network Rail warned that services could be delayed throughout the day.
“No London Midland and Virgin Trains services will be able to depart or arrive at London Euston until at least 12pm. Tickets valid for travel Sunday 3 December will be accepted on Monday. Passengers on trains operated by Virgin, London Midlands and London Overground have been advised to check for disruption before travelling.
“If you must travel, please check the journey planner to make sure the line has reopened before starting your journey. Network Rail said: “All railway lines leaving London Euston have been successfully reopened today and trains are now running to and from the station again.
“Trains that do run are expected to be busier than normal, so travel should be considered for later in the day or on Monday where possible.” “However, services may still be impacted today so passengers are being advised to check before they travel using National Rail Enquiries.”
Virgin Trains customers could use Chiltern Railways, TransPennine Express and Virgin Trains East Coast via any reasonable route until further notice, National Rail said. Customers had earlier been urged not to travel due to the works.
London Euston station will remain open despite the line closures. More than 500 metres of wires near Wembley, north London, needed replacing after they were damaged at around 3.30pm on Friday.
More than 500 metres of wires near Wembley, north London, needed replacing after they were damaged at around 3.30pm on Friday. The cause of the damage is not yet known. A set of railway points – the sections of tracks that move to allow a train to pass on to another set of rails – also had to be repaired. The cause of the damage is not yet known.
Passengers can check if their service is affected at nationalrail.co.uk. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) called for an investigation into maintenance cuts on the railways.
Its general secretary, Mick Cash, said serious questions needed to be asked about the state of rail infrastructure in Britain.
He said: “The government should be praising the staff out there today working to get services running, rather than threatening them with more cuts and privatisation.
“RMT is demanding an investigation into the impact of current cuts to maintenance and renewals at Network Rail and the future impact of the further planned cuts, privatisation and fragmentation that we know the government have lined up.
“Those cuts should be halted and reversed if we are to avoid repeated breakdowns and failures.
“If the profits bled out of the rail network by the rip-off private rail companies were reinvested in staffing and infrastructure we could build a railway genuinely fit for the modern age.”
Passengers can check whether their services are affected at nationalrail.co.uk.