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Trains hit by damaged power lines | Trains hit by damaged power lines |
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Rail services from London Euston have been affected following damage to power lines at Watford. | |
Network Rail said it received reports of overhead power lines being damaged at Watford Junction at about 1530 BST. | Network Rail said it received reports of overhead power lines being damaged at Watford Junction at about 1530 BST. |
London Midland and Virgin Trains are unable to run any services but London Overground services are not affected. | |
Network Rail said it was sending engineers to the site to investigate the cause of the problem and journeys are being delayed by up to two hours. | |
Virgin Trains, which runs services from the north London station, said it was "quite a serious problem" and had advised passengers to avoid travelling. | Virgin Trains, which runs services from the north London station, said it was "quite a serious problem" and had advised passengers to avoid travelling. |
The company said it had one train not far from Watford that passengers would have to be taken off. | |
The disruption comes after Euston services were badly affected following the closure of the West Coast Main Line on Friday when a plane crashed close to the line in Staffordshire. | The disruption comes after Euston services were badly affected following the closure of the West Coast Main Line on Friday when a plane crashed close to the line in Staffordshire. |
The damage has now been repaired and the line is now re-opening with services expected to be back to normal by Monday morning. | The damage has now been repaired and the line is now re-opening with services expected to be back to normal by Monday morning. |