A derailed freight train (GB Freight Services) between Ely North junction and Peterborough is causing travel chaos and will severely impact and curtail evening rush hour commuter services. Regular commuter and freight services will be severely disrupted for at least seven working days, as eleven derailed freight wagons have to be lifted from the wrecked permanent way (railway track) before replacing the track along with ancillary trackside cables.
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UPDATE TUESDAY 15TH AUGUST: NEW PASSENGER TRAIN DERAILMENT 'JUMPS POINTS' SHUTS ALL PLATFORMS AT WATERLOO STATION
The importance of Peterborough as a mainline rail terminal is underlined as all London trains for Norwich, Cambridge are terminating at Peterborough. Rail replacement services operated by a fleet of buses are in operation. All services north of Ely are cancelled.
The train derailed just after 2:20pm earlier today (Monday, August 14. Police and recovery teams are on site, but the line is blocked. No one was hurt. Officials suggested knock on delays and cancellations are now likely to continue for most of this week, due to line damage. Check with rail companies for updates.
Train operator Greater Anglia also confirmed the derailment and that all lines between Ely North and Peterborough are currently blocked.
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A derailed freight train (GB Freight Services) between Ely North junction and Peterborough is causing travel chaos and will severely impact and curtail evening rush hour commuter services. Regular commuter and freight services will be severely disrupted for at least seven working days, as eleven derailed freight wagons have to be lifted from the wrecked permanent way (railway track) before replacing the track along with ancillary trackside cables.
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UPDATE TUESDAY 15TH AUGUST: NEW PASSENGER TRAIN DERAILMENT 'JUMPS POINTS' SHUTS ALL PLATFORMS AT WATERLOO STATION
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 @PaulCliftonBBC
A classic understatement from SWTrains as Paul Cliftons picture shows: This is "a fault at a set of points" say
All FIVE lines into Waterloo are closed. |
The importance of Peterborough as a mainline rail terminal is underlined as all London trains for Norwich, Cambridge are terminating at Peterborough. Rail replacement services operated by a fleet of buses are in operation. All services north of Ely are cancelled.
The train derailed just after 2:20pm earlier today (Monday, August 14. Police and recovery teams are on site, but the line is blocked. No one was hurt. Officials suggested knock on delays and cancellations are now likely to continue for most of this week, due to line damage. Check with rail companies for updates.
Train operator Greater Anglia also confirmed the derailment and that all lines between Ely North and Peterborough are currently blocked.
JULIAN BRAY +44(0)1733 345581, Journalist & Broadcaster, Aviation Security & Airline Operations Analyst/expert, ... Travel & Holiday Guru www.aviationcomment.com, ... http://www.freelancedirectory.org/user.php?user=8121 ... www.freelancedirectory.org?name=Julian.Bray.aviation.comment, ... Aviation / Travel / Maritime & Cruise Industries, NUJ, EQUITY, LIVE ISDN LINK, Broadcast ISDN COOBE ++44 (0)1733 345020 ... SKYPE: JULIAN.BRAY.UK e&oe Old faithful NOKIA: 07944 217476
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