The West Coast Main Line has reopened following a train derailment – but rail companies are running limited services.
Engineers from Network Rail were called in yesterday, Thursday, to repair the line between Oxenholme and Penrith after a freight train came off the tracks between Oxenholme and Penrith on Wednesday afternoon.
Services in Lancashire and Cumbria were suspended.
Kara Wood, Network Rail’s acting North West route strategy director, said: “We’re sorry to passengers affected by the derailment. We have specialist repair teams on site working as fast as they can to make the railway safe.
The freight train derailed between Oxenholme and Penrith at around 4.45pm on Wednesday.
It blocked all southbound lines and resulted in all trains being suspended.
Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express urged passengers not to travel yesterday.
Tickets on services for yesterday can be used today.
Nobody was injured in the incident.
The train was coming from Hardendale Quarry, near Shap.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch will determine the cause of the incident. The Government agency is called in for incidents like this as a matter of course to provide an independent assessment of the situation.
