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| No Liverpool Lime Street trains 'for days' after wall collapse | No Liverpool Lime Street trains 'for days' after wall collapse |
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| No trains will run in or out of Liverpool Lime Street station "for several days" after a wall collapsed on to the railway. | No trains will run in or out of Liverpool Lime Street station "for several days" after a wall collapsed on to the railway. |
| A section of trackside wall "loaded with concrete and cabins by a third party" fell, blocking all four lines into the station, Network Rail said. | A section of trackside wall "loaded with concrete and cabins by a third party" fell, blocking all four lines into the station, Network Rail said. |
| The collapse on Tuesday evening left rubble strewn across the tracks and overhead wires damaged. | The collapse on Tuesday evening left rubble strewn across the tracks and overhead wires damaged. |
| Commuters and travellers are being urged to seek alternative routes. | Commuters and travellers are being urged to seek alternative routes. |
| All services from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester, Warrington and Wigan are suspended, although some replacement buses are in operation. | All services from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester, Warrington and Wigan are suspended, although some replacement buses are in operation. |
| A Network Rail spokesman said: "An extensive clear-up needs to take place to make the location safe before repairs to the overhead wires can be undertaken. | A Network Rail spokesman said: "An extensive clear-up needs to take place to make the location safe before repairs to the overhead wires can be undertaken. |
| "Early indications suggest train services will not resume for several days while extensive clear-up and repairs take place to make the location safe." | "Early indications suggest train services will not resume for several days while extensive clear-up and repairs take place to make the location safe." |
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| Engineers will make a detailed assessment of the damage later, but have indicated the line might not reopen until Monday. | Engineers will make a detailed assessment of the damage later, but have indicated the line might not reopen until Monday. |
| Liverpool Lime Street is the main station serving the city centre. | Liverpool Lime Street is the main station serving the city centre. |