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| Northern railway disrupted as mudslide covers tracks | Northern railway disrupted as mudslide covers tracks |
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| A mudslide has covered a railway track between Lancashire and Yorkshire after heavy rain. | |
| It was found at about 07:45 BST when a Lancaster to Leeds service encountered problems on the line near Bentham, a Northern rail spokesman said. | |
| Services between Lancaster and Skipton have been temporarily cancelled. | Services between Lancaster and Skipton have been temporarily cancelled. |
| The spokesman said the track was being cleared "but, given the amount of mud and debris on the line, this could take some time". | The spokesman said the track was being cleared "but, given the amount of mud and debris on the line, this could take some time". |
| Rail replacement services are being arranged, but travellers commuters are advised to seek alternative routes. | Rail replacement services are being arranged, but travellers commuters are advised to seek alternative routes. |
| The Northern spokesman said: "The mud has completely covered the track in both directions meaning we cannot run trains between Lancaster and Skipton. | The Northern spokesman said: "The mud has completely covered the track in both directions meaning we cannot run trains between Lancaster and Skipton. |
| "We are working with Network Rail to get the track cleared as soon as possible, but given the amount of mud and debris on the line this could take some time. | "We are working with Network Rail to get the track cleared as soon as possible, but given the amount of mud and debris on the line this could take some time. |
| "We apologise to any customers whose journeys are disrupted and ask anyone planning to travel on this route to seek alternative arrangements." | "We apologise to any customers whose journeys are disrupted and ask anyone planning to travel on this route to seek alternative arrangements." |
| He said there was no current estimate as to when services will run again. | He said there was no current estimate as to when services will run again. |