Wires down between Shipley and Kirkstall Forge 02/07/2019

[Eric]

Does anyone know what is going on with the wires between Shipley and Leeds? Nothing is moving and people are threatening to go down on the line to get off.

 

[M!T]

Wires at Kirkstall Forge apparently.

From Realtime Trains:
18:18 Leeds-Skipton left six minutes late.
17:26 to Morecambe is still at platform.

My other half is hoping to be on the 17:41 Leeds-Skipton but I've told her the 18:18 Leeds-Carlisle might be worth considering as a back-up. This train is currently incoming 11L.

UPDATE:

Morecambe left 14L.
OH is sitting on the 17:41 so at least it's there!

 

[northernchris]

Heard different things regarding this so not sure what the actual issue was, but it caused a significant amount of disruption!

 

[Eric]

Heard different things regarding this so not sure what the actual issue was, but it caused a significant amount of disruption!

From what the driver of the train told us, they (control?) sent a rescue train which once coupled up to the broken down train started tripping out the wires and caused further delays.

Over 3 hours sat in the afternoon heat with the grandchildren wasn't ideal but we had no other alternative.

 

[Saperstein]

2H46 14:26 Leeds [LDS] to Skipton [SKI] seemed to be the first affected.

Saperstein.

 

[Eric]

2H46 14:26 Leeds [LDS] to Skipton [SKI] seemed to be the first affected.

Saperstein.

We were on the 14:30 BDQ - LDS it was a 321.