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First Capital Connect trains evacuated after balloon hits cables First Capital Connect trains evacuated after balloon hits cables
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Two passenger trains were evacuated after a child's foil balloon hit overhead cables, causing a power cut in Cambridgeshire.Two passenger trains were evacuated after a child's foil balloon hit overhead cables, causing a power cut in Cambridgeshire.
Train operator First Capital Connect said the trains were stopped at 12:50 GMT just south of Huntingdon.Train operator First Capital Connect said the trains were stopped at 12:50 GMT just south of Huntingdon.
All lines are blocked and passengers going in both directions on the Peterborough to King's Cross East Coast Mainline route were taken off, he said. All lines were blocked and passengers going in both directions on the Peterborough to King's Cross East Coast Mainline route were taken off, he said.
People will see "major delays" and are urged to check their train's website. Delays continued after the lines opened and services resumed.
Passengers on board the 10:45 GMT service from Leeds were stuck at Huntingdon for more than three hours, a spokesman for operator East Coast Trains confirmed.Passengers on board the 10:45 GMT service from Leeds were stuck at Huntingdon for more than three hours, a spokesman for operator East Coast Trains confirmed.
'Alternative routes''Alternative routes'
Their train was now being "diesel-hauled" the rest of the way to London, he added. Their train was being "diesel-hauled" the rest of the way to London, he added.
He advised passengers to check the East Coast website before travelling, which gives details of alternative routes. Passengers were advised to check for the latest details about delays on the East Coast or First Capital Connect websites.
Tickets were also being accepted by other operators, he said.
Trains from London are terminating at St Neots and bus replacement services are being laid on.
First Capital Connect said it hoped all lines would be reopened by 19:00 GMT.