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Rail passengers still facing delays due to fault at Luton

Rail passengers still facing delays due to fault at Luton

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Rail passengers still facing delays due to fault at Luton

Video report by ITV Anglia's Liz Summers.

Engineers are trying to fix the problems caused by a piece of cable that came into contact with the overhead wires at Luton Credit: Network Rail

Passengers travelling from some stations in Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire are facing major delays because of a signalling fault.

Network Rail said it was caused by damage to overhead wires at Luton and repair work will continue throughout the day.

Thameslink services are affected between Bedford and London St Pancras. There is also disruption on East Midlands trains at Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough and Northampton.

Several replacement bus services are running and passengers are asked to check before they travel.

Network Rail has apologised to rail passengers.

Train delays at Luton railway station Credit: ITV News Anglia

“I am sorry for the disruption this has caused to passengers. Our engineers have been working through the night and new teams are on site today to fix the damage. At this point we cannot say how long that work will take.

“I understand how frustrating this is for passengers and we will provide more information about when full services will resume as soon as possible.”

– Rob McIntosh, route managing director for Network Rail

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