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Disruption after Radlett rail cable failure enters third day Disruption after Radlett rail cable failure enters third day
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Rail travellers in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and parts of the east Midlands are facing continued delays to services to and from London.Rail travellers in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and parts of the east Midlands are facing continued delays to services to and from London.
More than half a mile of overhead cable came down near Radlett in Hertfordshire on Wednesday and Network Rail has not been able to complete repairs.More than half a mile of overhead cable came down near Radlett in Hertfordshire on Wednesday and Network Rail has not been able to complete repairs.
Services are now expected to return to normal over the weekend. Services are expected to return to normal over the weekend.
The train companies affected are First Capital Connect (FCC), East Midlands Trains and Southeastern.The train companies affected are First Capital Connect (FCC), East Midlands Trains and Southeastern.
Network Rail carried out half the repairs by Thursday morning to open two of the four lines between Bedford and London St Pancras. Network Rail, which operates the UK's rail infrastructure, carried out half the repairs by Thursday morning to open two of the four lines between Bedford and London St Pancras.
The final repairs were expected to be carried out on Thursday night, so that all lines would be open by 06:00 GMT on Friday. First Capital Connect said Network Rail, had "hit a few issues".
First Capital Connect said Network Rail, which operates the UK's rail infrastructure, had "hit a few issues". First Capital Connect said on Friday afternoon that its services were starting to return to normal, but that there would be "residual delays and alterations".
The train operator said Network Rail would probably have to work again overnight on Friday to complete the final repairs. Spokesman Paul Oxley said: "It's not a great situation for our customers and I heartily apologise for the disruption they have faced for the best part of this week."
Paul Oxley of First Capital Connect said the firm was running a train service through the affected stations but with delays of up to 60 minutes. Network Rail said all four lines were open, with three lines open to electric trains.
"It's not a great situation for our customers and I heartily apologise for the disruption they have faced for the best part of this week," he said. One was open to diesel trains only but final repairs to this line were due to be carried out on Saturday night.
Network Rail has not yet commented on the latest situation. A revised First Capital Connect service will run between 22:45 GMT on Saturday and 08:20 on Sunday, after which a normal service will run.
But on Thursday, chief executive Martin Frobisher said it was "sorry for all the delays" and would be doing a "detailed forensic investigation" to find out what had happened, which could take up to three months. Martin Frobisher, route managing director at Network Rail, said: "We advise passengers to check with their train company or href="http://www.nationalrail.co.uk" >National Rail Enquiries for up-to-the-minute service information."
A statement on the East Midlands Trains website said services between London and Luton were running, but journeys between Bedford and London St Pancras International may be delayed by up to 30 minutes. Mr Frobisher had earlier said the company was "sorry for all the delays" and would be doing a "detailed forensic investigation" to find out what had happened, which could take up to three months.
Southeastern is diverting trains to London Victoria. The East Midlands Trains website said: "We are pleased to announce that a full normal timetable is now in operation to / from London."
All rail passengers are advised to check href="http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/" >National Rail Enquiries for the latest information. Southeastern was reporting no delays to its services on the line.