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| West Coast delays for thousands | West Coast delays for thousands |
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| Tens of thousands of train passengers are facing disruption to their journeys after engineering work on the West Coast Mainline continued to overrun. | Tens of thousands of train passengers are facing disruption to their journeys after engineering work on the West Coast Mainline continued to overrun. |
| Network Rail apologised for the delay to the work at Rugby, which means the line being shut between Birmingham or Coventry stations, and Northampton. | Network Rail apologised for the delay to the work at Rugby, which means the line being shut between Birmingham or Coventry stations, and Northampton. |
| There will be replacement bus services on this stretch, but they are expected to add two hours to journey times. | There will be replacement bus services on this stretch, but they are expected to add two hours to journey times. |
| London Liverpool Street station is also closed after maintenance work overran. | London Liverpool Street station is also closed after maintenance work overran. |
| The railway station was closed so that a bridge could be demolished and was due to reopen on Wednesday, but the work has not been completed. | The railway station was closed so that a bridge could be demolished and was due to reopen on Wednesday, but the work has not been completed. |
| Rail operator One Railway has warned that trains through Colchester and Chelmsford will be seriously disrupted and people may be forced to end their journeys in Stratford, east London. | |
| Fellow rail operator Virgin, said it was exasperated about the West Coast Mainline delays and advised its passengers not to travel. | |
| Chris Gibb, managing director of Virgin Trains, said: "This is a major inconvenience to tens of thousands of our customers returning to work and it is not acceptable." | Chris Gibb, managing director of Virgin Trains, said: "This is a major inconvenience to tens of thousands of our customers returning to work and it is not acceptable." |
| 'Complex' work | 'Complex' work |
| The work had originally been expected to be finished by New Year's Eve, as Network Rail had been hoping to complete the works over the festive period, when there were fewer passengers. | The work had originally been expected to be finished by New Year's Eve, as Network Rail had been hoping to complete the works over the festive period, when there were fewer passengers. |
| Virgin had already lodged a complaint with the rail regulator, after Network Rail announced on 21 December that the works would run into New Year's Eve. They have now run on for another two days. | Virgin had already lodged a complaint with the rail regulator, after Network Rail announced on 21 December that the works would run into New Year's Eve. They have now run on for another two days. |
| Network Rail apologised to passengers for the further disruption caused by the "unacceptable" overrun. | Network Rail apologised to passengers for the further disruption caused by the "unacceptable" overrun. |
| It said more than 300 people had been working on the site around the clock, yet it had still not been completed. | It said more than 300 people had been working on the site around the clock, yet it had still not been completed. |
| The "extremely complex" project formed part of the remodelling of Rugby station and its approaches, it added. | The "extremely complex" project formed part of the remodelling of Rugby station and its approaches, it added. |
| Network Rail is expected to give further information, including an estimate for when services would resume, on Wednesday. | Network Rail is expected to give further information, including an estimate for when services would resume, on Wednesday. |
Passengers to and from London are being urged to use alternative routes as follows:
| Passengers to and from London are being urged to use alternative routes as follows:
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