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Pompey fans hit by travel delays | |
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Portsmouth football fans heading to the FA Cup final at Wembley have faced train and road delays in Hampshire. | |
Rail services from Portsmouth to London had to be diverted around Liphook when a wheelie bin got stuck under a train. | |
Normal services were resumed just after 0800 BST but passengers have been warned of knock-on effects. | Normal services were resumed just after 0800 BST but passengers have been warned of knock-on effects. |
Meanwhile an accident on the M3 at Chandler's Ford has also caused delays. Thousands of fans are heading to London to watch their team take on Chelsea. | |
Train services suffered a 50% reduction while workers tried to reopen the line at Liphook. | |
Police believe a vandal had put the metal wheelie bin on the track. | Police believe a vandal had put the metal wheelie bin on the track. |
But there were also hold-ups for motorists as a 4x4 and a trailer overturned, closing part of the northbound M3 between junctions 14 and 13. | |
Drivers are being advised to use the A3 to London via the M27. |