At approx. 1420 today a Freightliner coal train derailed at Crewe Junction immediately north of Shrewsbury, blocking all lines.
Services to Manchester were being diverted via Wolverhampton to Crewe. Services from Holyhead were terminated at Chester with bus replacements running down the SHR-CHE line.
The derailed wagon has caused damage to the four foot. A large number of NR and BTP personnel were on the scene when I arrived at 1848 this evening. Most of the wagons had been removed from the Shrewsbury end of the train and taken back down the Marches.
There are no estimated times for resumption of services at this time. It is not known if the line north from Platform 7 at SHR is clear or not.
Amongst other things, it caused disruption to the Spitfire Rail Tour to Leeds which didn't stop at SHR. It instead stopped at Telford, with SHR railtourists forced to make their way to Telford in order to catch it. A pair of West Coast 37s were sat in Sutton Bridge Junction south loop when I made my way back down on the 1917 SHR-CDF.
Images : http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambrianpaul/7521356916/
Services to Manchester were being diverted via Wolverhampton to Crewe. Services from Holyhead were terminated at Chester with bus replacements running down the SHR-CHE line.
The derailed wagon has caused damage to the four foot. A large number of NR and BTP personnel were on the scene when I arrived at 1848 this evening. Most of the wagons had been removed from the Shrewsbury end of the train and taken back down the Marches.
There are no estimated times for resumption of services at this time. It is not known if the line north from Platform 7 at SHR is clear or not.
Amongst other things, it caused disruption to the Spitfire Rail Tour to Leeds which didn't stop at SHR. It instead stopped at Telford, with SHR railtourists forced to make their way to Telford in order to catch it. A pair of West Coast 37s were sat in Sutton Bridge Junction south loop when I made my way back down on the 1917 SHR-CDF.
Images : http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambrianpaul/7521356916/