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Freight damaged line remains shut Damaged rail mainline to reopen
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Rail passengers hoping to use the West Coast railway line face a second day of delays after containers from a freight train fell onto tracks in winds. A section of the West Coast railway line is expected to reopen on Monday morning after the removal of containers which fell onto tracks in strong winds.
Services between Glasgow and Lancaster are replaced by buses after containers, weighing up to four tonnes each, fell onto the line at Shap, Cumbria. Replacement bus services have been operating for a second day between Glasgow and Lancaster since the accident at Shap, Cumbria.
Network Rail said the line is not likely to reopen until Monday. Network Rail expects the line to reopen at 0630 GMT following repair work.
The line in Buckinghamshire, where more freight landed on the track, has been cleared and reopened.The line in Buckinghamshire, where more freight landed on the track, has been cleared and reopened.
Virgin Trains and First TransPennine Express customers are advised not to travel unless their journeys are essential. Virgin Trains and First TransPennine Express customers are advised not to travel on Sunday unless their journeys are essential.
Long inclineLong incline
Glynn McDonald of Virgin Trains said the damage caused by the containers, which were empty, was significant. The five containers, weighing up to four tonnes each were removed from the track at Shap overnight.
"What has to happen is that the site has to be cleared, the damage has to be inspected, repaired, and then it has to be inspected to see that it's safe for normal use. A Network Rail spokesman said: "Work is still going onto repair damage to track, overhead cables, signal equipment and line side equipment.
"We expect that to be done today, and we do expect to be offering a normal service across the whole network from tomorrow," he said. "The damage is reasonably straight forward and the line should not be closed beyond 6.30am tomorrow."
Virgin Trains expects to offer a normal service across the whole network on Monday and tickets bought for services on Sunday will still be valid.
The accident happened during the early hours of Saturday as the Freightliner train travelled up the Shap incline, one of the longest hills on a main railway line in the country.The accident happened during the early hours of Saturday as the Freightliner train travelled up the Shap incline, one of the longest hills on a main railway line in the country.
The train would have been about 1,000ft (305m) above sea level when caught by the wind.The train would have been about 1,000ft (305m) above sea level when caught by the wind.
The damage caused by the containers, which were empty, was significant.
The Met Office recorded gusts of winds of up to 66mph in the area and said a funnelling effect could have meant the gusts were stronger.The Met Office recorded gusts of winds of up to 66mph in the area and said a funnelling effect could have meant the gusts were stronger.
Cranes at the Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk were damaged and several people injured when they were hit by falling trees or parts of buildings during a night of strong winds across the country.Cranes at the Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk were damaged and several people injured when they were hit by falling trees or parts of buildings during a night of strong winds across the country.