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Cable theft causes major rail disruption across Yorkshire Cable theft causes major rail disruption across Yorkshire
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The disruption is impacting CrossCountry, LNER and Northern trains across Yorkshire The disruption impacted CrossCountry, LNER and Northern trains across Yorkshire
A cable theft has caused major disruption to rail services in Yorkshire, National Rail said. A cable theft caused major disruption to rail services in Yorkshire, National Rail said.
The theft in the Wakefield Westgate area caused a fault in the signalling system, closing all lines between the station to both Doncaster and Sheffield. The theft in the Wakefield Westgate area created a fault in the signalling system, temporarily closing all lines between the station to both Doncaster and Sheffield.
Affected train routes include CrossCountry services between Leeds and York and LNER trains between Bradford Forster Square and Skipton, Harrogate, Leeds, and London Kings Cross. Affected train routes on Thursday morning included CrossCountry services between Leeds and York and LNER trains between Bradford Forster Square and Skipton, Harrogate, Leeds, and London Kings Cross.
Northern services are impacted between York, Leeds, Sheffield and Doncaster, with cancellations, delays and diversions expected up to 12:00 BST. Northern services were also impacted between York, Leeds, Sheffield and Doncaster, with usual services resuming by 12:00 BST.
Rail replacement buses are available between Leeds, Wakefield Westgate and Doncaster, according to LNER. Network Rail said it was called to reports of the theft in Hemsworth, Wakefield, at about 03:00.
Any ticket restrictions have been lifted during the disruption. "Our engineers worked on repairs through the early hours and a full service was able to resume at about 08:20, although there has been knock-on disruption," a spokesperson said.
"Cable theft is not only disruptive to passenger and freight services, but also costs the taxpayer millions of pounds a year and is extremely dangerous.
"We work proactively to install new ways of securing cable and we work closely with the British Transport Police to trace those responsible for theft."
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