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| Landslip cancels trains between Liverpool and Manchester | Landslip cancels trains between Liverpool and Manchester |
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| Cancellations and delays are affecting train services between Manchester and Liverpool after a line was closed due to a landslip. | Cancellations and delays are affecting train services between Manchester and Liverpool after a line was closed due to a landslip. |
| Part of an embankment appears to have been washed away underneath the tracks at Glazebrook, near Warrington, after wet weather, Network Rail said. | Part of an embankment appears to have been washed away underneath the tracks at Glazebrook, near Warrington, after wet weather, Network Rail said. |
| Some trains have been diverted to an alternative line linking the two cities, via Newton-le-Willows. | Some trains have been diverted to an alternative line linking the two cities, via Newton-le-Willows. |
| Northern Rail, Transpennine Express and Midland Mainline trains are affected. | |
| A Network Rail spokesman said: "Engineers are on site to investigate the problem, find out what caused it and put it right so we can get trains running again as soon as possible." | A Network Rail spokesman said: "Engineers are on site to investigate the problem, find out what caused it and put it right so we can get trains running again as soon as possible." |