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| Major delays on London and Peterborough East Coast line | Major delays on London and Peterborough East Coast line |
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| Passengers on the East Coast main line are facing major delays between London and Peterborough. | Passengers on the East Coast main line are facing major delays between London and Peterborough. |
| About 200 travellers were left stranded at London's King's Cross station overnight after the last train to Leeds was cancelled. | About 200 travellers were left stranded at London's King's Cross station overnight after the last train to Leeds was cancelled. |
| One passenger said they were put on a coach to Peterborough at 03:40 GMT but it was involved in a minor accident in Huntingdon. | One passenger said they were put on a coach to Peterborough at 03:40 GMT but it was involved in a minor accident in Huntingdon. |
| The problems have been caused by power lines in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. | The problems have been caused by power lines in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. |
| The line is the main link between London and Edinburgh and also serves major cities in Yorkshire. | The line is the main link between London and Edinburgh and also serves major cities in Yorkshire. |
| East Coast Trains say no services are running between London and Peterborough and they are looking to bring in buses. Limited services are expected to return after 09:30 GMT. | East Coast Trains say no services are running between London and Peterborough and they are looking to bring in buses. Limited services are expected to return after 09:30 GMT. |
| The problems are having a knock-on effect for other parts of the line which runs to York, Newcastle and Scotland. | |
| Network Rail said all four lines between Biggleswade and Peterborough are blocked but it hopes re-open two of them by noon. | Network Rail said all four lines between Biggleswade and Peterborough are blocked but it hopes re-open two of them by noon. |
| East Coast said it would run diesel trains - which do not need overhead power lines - via Cambridge from 09:30 GMT. | |
| First Capital Connect say buses are replacing trains in this area and are warning that journey times could be extended by an hour. | First Capital Connect say buses are replacing trains in this area and are warning that journey times could be extended by an hour. |
| It is thought many of the passengers stranded overnight had been to the Arsenal's Champions League game against Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium in north London. | It is thought many of the passengers stranded overnight had been to the Arsenal's Champions League game against Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium in north London. |
| Jonathan Selwyn said his family got on the 23:30 GMT train at King's Cross and were kept on for about four hours with no information, when they were put on a coach to Peterborough. | Jonathan Selwyn said his family got on the 23:30 GMT train at King's Cross and were kept on for about four hours with no information, when they were put on a coach to Peterborough. |
| "We were heading up the motorway and found ourselves careering through the central reservation," he said. | "We were heading up the motorway and found ourselves careering through the central reservation," he said. |
| "I'm here with my 12-year-old son, my 15-year-old son, my wife and 80-year-old mother. It's bit of a nightmare." | "I'm here with my 12-year-old son, my 15-year-old son, my wife and 80-year-old mother. It's bit of a nightmare." |
| Mike Manning had been to the Millwall v Peterborough football match and was also kept on the 23:30 train for several hours before getting on the coach which crashed. | Mike Manning had been to the Millwall v Peterborough football match and was also kept on the 23:30 train for several hours before getting on the coach which crashed. |
| 'Exceptional situation' | |
| He said: "The coached started rattling, I thought it was going to tilt over but fortunately everyone is safe." | He said: "The coached started rattling, I thought it was going to tilt over but fortunately everyone is safe." |
| Everyone on the coach got off at about 05:00 GMT and were kept in a lay-by until another replacement bus came to take them to Peterborough. | Everyone on the coach got off at about 05:00 GMT and were kept in a lay-by until another replacement bus came to take them to Peterborough. |
| A spokeswoman from East Coast Trains said it was "very sorry" for what happened to the stranded passengers. | |
| "It was an exceptional situation at King's Cross," she said. | |
| "We kept passengers on the train while we were waiting updates from Network Rail. | |
| "It is unacceptable if they had no information and we are looking into what happened. | |
| "We can understand it was awful for the passengers and it was not only annoying but hugely inconvenient." |