Disruption is expected until late-morning
Some trains in Greater Manchester are delayed or cancelled this morning due to 'an object caught in overhead wires'.
The lines between Stockport and Stoke-on-Trent are currently blocked, according to National Rail. A number of routes from Manchester Piccadilly are affected. These include Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly, CrossCountry between Paignton / Southampton Central / Bournemouth / Bristol Temple Meads / Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly and Northern between Stoke-on-Trent and Manchester Piccadilly.
Trains may be delayed, cancelled or diverted. Disruption is expected until at least 11.30am, with passengers being urged to check before they travel.Macclesfield will not be served.Services may be diverted via Crewe. Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent will not be served.Replacement road transport is in operation between Stoke-on-Trent and Stockport via Macclesfield .
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Rail delays and cancellations are so common that passengers are inured to disruptionFor at least the last two decades it’s something that has been on the ‘to do’ list and this was the year it was finally going to happen. There just always seems to have been something that has got in the way over the years; ranging from young children back in the day to deadlines to meet.
Read more »
Government urged to block Greater Manchester's big plans to build on green beltThe controversial plan involves building 175,000 homes in Greater Manchester, including on the green belt, over a 25-year period
Read more »
The latest Covid figures for Greater Manchester after rise in illnessThe disease saw a rise at the start of autumn
Read more »
Owners of iconic Greater Manchester ballroom speak over conversion plan fearsFears were raised that The Grand Palais in Swinton would close its doors
Read more »
Greater Manchester couple have 1000s of bugs in their home that escape '24/7'Simon Griffiths has turned his passion for bugs into a business which turn over tens of thousands of pounds
Read more »
The one clue that busted burglar who targeted homes across Greater ManchesterAlex Rigby has been jailed following a joint investigation by police forces across the UK
Read more »