nickswift99
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Currently trying to get North but not going anywhere. RTT showing lots of southbound services cancelled. Long queue of northbound services beyond Peterborough.
Must be OK now as all seems fine at Skelton Bridge on York railcam
The issue isn't at York.Must be OK now as all seems fine at Skelton Bridge on York railcam
Must be OK now as all seems fine at Skelton Bridge on York railcam
Conventional wisdom is that it is the use of headspans rather than portals. So when one wire comes down it brings the whole lot down.Does anyone know the cause of the wires coming down? It seems to occur a lot in that region.
Apologies but could you explain the use of headspans?
Does that imply a single column rather than a portal frame carrying the wires?
Apologies but could you explain the use of headspans?
Does that imply a single column rather than a portal frame carrying the wires?
Masts each side with the wires attached to a wire that is stretched between the masts, damage that wire and it all comes Down.
Many thanks, explains everything.
Is it possible therefore that a train can bring the wires down or is it generally a failure within the OHLE structure.
Virgin Trains East Coast said:Overhead wire problems near Retford mean that trains will be unable to run between Retford and Doncaster until approximately 15:00.
Trains between Grantham and Doncaster will be diverted via Lincoln Central or cancelled.
Buses are running between Retford and Doncaster.
The line is expected to reopen at 15:00, however delays can be expected until the end of service.
Alternative travel options
Grand Central passengers may use:
East Midlands Trains between London St Pancras International and Sheffield
CrossCountry between Sheffield and Doncaster
Virgin Trains East Coast, Northern and TransPennine Express on any reasonable route.
Hull Trains passengers may use:
Virgin Trains East Coast on any reasonable routes.
Virgin Trains East Coast passengers may use:
CrossCountry between Sheffield and Newcastle
East Midlands Trains between London St Pancras International and Sheffield. Details of alternative routes via London St Pancras International can be found here.
Great Northern between London kings Cross and Peterborough
TransPennine Express between Manchester and Leeds / York / Newcastle
Virgin Trains services between London Euston and Scotland / Manchester. Details of alternative routes via London Euston can be found here.
Details of all alternative routes available can be found here.
Advance ticket restrictions have been lifted for the rest of the day and passengers with tickets dated for today may travel on tomorrows services.
You can follow this incident using the hashtag #Retford
If you experience a delay in completing your journey because of this disruption, you may be entitled to compensation
At first, the twitter team at Virgin said there was a train on fire!
That was yesterday around the Peterborough area.
Sam
At first, the twitter team at Virgin said there was a train on fire!