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| East Midlands Trains 'near normal' after bridge collapse | East Midlands Trains 'near normal' after bridge collapse |
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| Rail services between the East Midlands and London have returned to "near normal" a day after a bridge collapsed causing widespread chaos. | Rail services between the East Midlands and London have returned to "near normal" a day after a bridge collapsed causing widespread chaos. |
| The bridge crumbled on to the line at Barrow upon Soar in Leicestershire, causing disruption on Tuesday. | |
| Services between London and Nottingham, Leicester, Derby and Sheffield are now running but will not be stopping at smaller stations in Leicestershire. | Services between London and Nottingham, Leicester, Derby and Sheffield are now running but will not be stopping at smaller stations in Leicestershire. |
| Network Rail said it was investigating the cause of the collapse. | |
| The road bridge collapsed late on Monday night, reportedly moments after workmen were seen drilling in the road. | The road bridge collapsed late on Monday night, reportedly moments after workmen were seen drilling in the road. |
| Trains between the region and the capital were cancelled or limited throughout Tuesday. | Trains between the region and the capital were cancelled or limited throughout Tuesday. |
| But at 5:00 BST, two of the four lines through the Leicestershire village reopened, enabling most rail services to start running again. | |
| Paul McKeown, investment director for Network Rail, said an investigation was under way. | |
| "Our team was carrying out investigation work following reports of dips in the road at Grove Lane bridge when the parapet wall partially collapsed," he said. | "Our team was carrying out investigation work following reports of dips in the road at Grove Lane bridge when the parapet wall partially collapsed," he said. |
| "Our engineers have worked around the clock to make the area safe, remove debris and repair the tracks below." | "Our engineers have worked around the clock to make the area safe, remove debris and repair the tracks below." |
| Bill Harvey, from the Institution of Structural Engineers, said it was probably a combination of factors that had "caused trouble." | |
| "It looks as though over recent months or years there's been water leaking from the main - Severn Trent don't think that's the case, but the hollows from the footpath shown in the photographs that I've seen look like that to me. | |
| "So, water would have been washing down... That may then have caused the thing to be that little bit more fragile when they started with a digger - and away it went." | |
| He added the section of wall that collapsed looked like it had been replaced in the past, potentially weakening the structure and "over it goes... eventually". | |
| Bus replacement services remain in place for East Midlands Parkway, Loughborough, Barrow Upon Soar, Syston and Sileby and trains to Lincoln will only run from Nottingham. | Bus replacement services remain in place for East Midlands Parkway, Loughborough, Barrow Upon Soar, Syston and Sileby and trains to Lincoln will only run from Nottingham. |
| Passengers are still warned to check their trains before travelling. | Passengers are still warned to check their trains before travelling. |