Leeds train delays: Trains delayed or cancelled after freight train derailed near Carlisle

Abi Whistance
By Abi Whistance
Published 20th Oct 2022, 07:54 BST
Updated 20th Oct 2022, 09:23 BST
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A derailed freight train is causing delays and cancellations this morning.

Trains between Leeds and Skipton on routes to Carlisle may be cancelled or face delays of up to 45 minutes this morning after a freight train derailed overnight.

Network Rail said carriages carrying cement came off the tracks over the River Petteril near Carlisle shortly after 8pm on Wednesday.

No-one was injured in the incident.

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The railway is closed as we investigate an incident where freight train carriages came off the tracks last night. Photo: Network RailThe railway is closed as we investigate an incident where freight train carriages came off the tracks last night. Photo: Network Rail
The railway is closed as we investigate an incident where freight train carriages came off the tracks last night. Photo: Network Rail

The railway has been closed in both directions, affecting Northern services on the routes from Carlisle to Newcastle and Morpeth, and from Carlisle to Skipton and Leeds.

Network Rail said there will be “a significant number of unavoidable cancellations over the coming days” as the railway is expected to be “entirely closed to all trains for several days”.

Affected services include:

Leeds - Appleby

Appleby - Carlisle

Newcastle - Wetheral

Wetheral - Carlisle

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