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South Yorkshire landslip 'pushing up' railway track South Yorkshire landslip suspends train services
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Train services in part of South Yorkshire have been suspended after a landslip moved a section of railway track. Train services between Doncaster, Scunthorpe and Cleethorpes will be suspended for at least eight weeks after a landslip, Network Rail said.
Network Rail said an "enormous" spoil heap at Hatfield Colliery at Stainforth was "pushing up the track". It said an "enormous" spoil heap at Hatfield Colliery at Stainforth, South Yorkshire was "pushing up the track".
Buses will replace trains between Doncaster and Scunthorpe until the heap is stabilised and the track repaired. The landslip lifted a section of railway track and is still moving.
Hargreaves Services, which owns the colliery, said a team of engineers was assessing the situation. Buses will replace trains between Doncaster and Scunthorpe and an href="http://www.tpexpress.co.uk/travel-advice/" title="Amended timetable - travel advice" >amended timetable will run until the heap is stabilised and the track repaired.
'Enormous task' Extremely unstable
Rachel Lowe from Network Rail said she could not speculate on when services would resume but said it would be "more than days". Rachel Lowe from Network Rail said: "This is an absolutely enormous task. We will have to re-lay the whole area.
"This is an absolutely enormous task. We will have to re-lay the whole area," she said.
"Our engineers have been at Hatfield Colliery throughout this event and are dealing with their experts. They obviously have to stop this movement before we can do anything about restoring the railway.""Our engineers have been at Hatfield Colliery throughout this event and are dealing with their experts. They obviously have to stop this movement before we can do anything about restoring the railway."
A spokesman for Hargreaves Services said they were working with Network Rail to determine the cause of the landslip and to find a solution. Network Rail engineers have not been permitted to start work on the site but an initial estimate said the line would be shut for about eight weeks once the land stops moving.
Hargreaves Services, which owns the colliery, said a team of engineers was assessing the situation.
Nick Donovan, managing director of First TransPennine Express, said the ground remained extremely unstable and advised customers to check before travelling.