Overview
- The collision occurred around midday between Liverpool Lime Street and Liverpool South Parkway, causing cancellations and delays reported at up to 45 minutes.
- National Rail listed likely impacts on Avanti West Coast to London Euston, East Midlands Railway to Nottingham and Norwich, London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street, Northern to Warrington Central and Manchester Oxford Road, TransPennine Express to Cleethorpes, and Transport for Wales to Chester.
- East Midlands Railway advised customers to continue their journeys but expect about 40 minutes of extra time, with tickets accepted on Merseyrail between Lime Street and South Parkway and on TransPennine Express between Liverpool and Sheffield.
- Northern lifted Advance and peak restrictions, is allowing travel on Northern or TransPennine Express within two hours of a cancelled train, and noted that services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Airport and Chester–Leeds via Warrington Bank Quay are not affected.
- TransPennine Express tickets are valid on its Liverpool–Manchester Victoria services and on Transport for Wales between Warrington Bank Quay and Manchester Piccadilly, and passengers are advised to keep tickets for possible delay compensation as road replacement may be requested if disruption continues.