Overview
- National Rail says trains on the corridor are running at reduced speed, leading to cancellations, revisions, diversions and delays.
- Northern and TransPennine Express services face delays of up to 30 minutes between Doncaster and Sheffield, with up to 15 minutes on CrossCountry.
- Disruption is expected to continue until the end of the day on December 31, according to official travel updates.
- Affected routes include CrossCountry between Edinburgh and Birmingham New Street, Northern services from Scarborough, Hull and Adwick to Sheffield, and TransPennine Express links via Cleethorpes, Doncaster, Liverpool Lime Street, Sheffield and Manchester Airport.
- The incident was first reported around 5:30 am, with Network Rail staff on site and British Transport Police expected to investigate.