The West Coast main line has suffered slight delays on the first working day of its new timetable, following a £9bn modernisation of the entire line.
The West Coast main line has suffered slight delays on the first working day of its new timetable, following a £9bn modernisation of the entire line.
Network Rail said a fuse had blown in a track circuit in Willesden in north-west London, but was soon fixed.
Network Rail said a fuse had blown in a track circuit in Willesden in north-west London, but was soon fixed.
Network Rail says 89% of trains across the whole network are currently running on time, with those delayed averaging 10-15 minutes late.
Network Rail later said delays to the trains affected had averaged between 10 and 15 minutes.
A spokeswoman described the problem at Willesden as a "glitch".
A spokeswoman said that the failure occurred at 0730 GMT, and engineers had fixed it by about 0840 GMT.
She said the failure occurred at 0730 GMT, and that engineers had fixed it by about 0840 GMT.
Two of the four tracks through that section of the West Coast line were closed for a time as a result of the blowout.
Two of the four tracks through that section of the West Coast line were closed as a result.
BBC transport correspondent Tom Symonds said this was "an embarrassing slip" for the first day of Network Rail's new West Coast timetable.
But the company insists the decade-long modernisation project will transform rail travel on this vital artery of the network, our correspondent added.
Network Rail has said services will be improved and journey times cut by up to 30% following the upgrade work.
Network Rail has said services will be improved and journey times cut by up to 30% following the upgrade work.
Meanwhile, passengers travelling with three other rail companies - Chiltern, Wrexham & Shropshire and CrossCountry - were delayed up to one hour because of overrunning engineering work between Leamington Spa and Banbury.
Meanwhile, passengers travelling with three other rail companies - Chiltern, Wrexham & Shropshire and CrossCountry - were delayed up to one hour because of overrunning engineering work between Leamington Spa and Banbury.
And a broken-down train in the Manchester area affected rush-hour services on Northern Rail and First Transpennine Express.
And a broken-down train in the Manchester area affected rush-hour services on Northern Rail and First Transpennine Express.
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