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| West Coast delays set to continue | West Coast delays set to continue |
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| Rail services on the West Coast Mainline, already disrupted for two days, will now not be back to normal until Thursday. | Rail services on the West Coast Mainline, already disrupted for two days, will now not be back to normal until Thursday. |
| The work was meant to be finished by Tuesday but further developments mean normal services cannot resume until then. | The work was meant to be finished by Tuesday but further developments mean normal services cannot resume until then. |
| Passengers travelling between London Euston and Scotland or the north west of England are affected. | Passengers travelling between London Euston and Scotland or the north west of England are affected. |
| The disruption is caused by engineering works between Coventry and Northampton. | The disruption is caused by engineering works between Coventry and Northampton. |
| 'State of exasperation' | 'State of exasperation' |
| A spokesman for Virgin Trains said the company was "greatly disappointed" at the news. | A spokesman for Virgin Trains said the company was "greatly disappointed" at the news. |
| "We have reached a state of exasperation to be honest. | "We have reached a state of exasperation to be honest. |
| "Our customers and staff have shown great patience but I think their patience is running out and so is ours," he said. | "Our customers and staff have shown great patience but I think their patience is running out and so is ours," he said. |
| The rail firm has already lodged a complaint with the rail regulator after Network Rail announced New Year's Eve engineering works at short notice and is advising customers not to travel on Wednesday. | The rail firm has already lodged a complaint with the rail regulator after Network Rail announced New Year's Eve engineering works at short notice and is advising customers not to travel on Wednesday. |
| Passengers using London Midland services are also affected. | Passengers using London Midland services are also affected. |
| Station remodelled | Station remodelled |
| People are expected to return to work on Wednesday and a spokesman for Virgin estimated tens of thousands of people will face disruption to their journeys. | People are expected to return to work on Wednesday and a spokesman for Virgin estimated tens of thousands of people will face disruption to their journeys. |
| Chiltern Rail has been accepting tickets from disrupted passengers and bus services have been running between Birmingham and Northampton, calling at affected stations. | Chiltern Rail has been accepting tickets from disrupted passengers and bus services have been running between Birmingham and Northampton, calling at affected stations. |
| A spokesman for Network Rail said the engineering work was expected to be completed by Wednesday, though normal rail services for passengers would not resume until Thursday. | |
| "The work is part of a £45m remodelling of Rugby station and the lines approaching it. It is a complex project and it has to be done well," he said. | |
| "We apologise for the disruption." |