A £100,000 signalling cable theft disrupted rail services across the North West of England. Northern and TransPennine Express services were affected, causing widespread travel chaos. Repair work is underway.
The theft of a £100,000 signalling cable has caused travel chaos across much of the North West of England today. Workers discovered the elaborate crime when they arrived in the Lostock area of Bolton, Greater Manchester , yesterday. The expensive piece of equipment provides power to the overhead line which in turn powers the trains across the track. This meant that Northern services that run through Bolton and Chorley, Lancashire, were grounded to a halt while urgent repair work was carried out.
The train line is a crucial transport link for the North West of England connecting west Lancashire to Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport - the UK's third busiest airport. Meanwhile, the Manchester Evening News reported that TransPennine Express services between Manchester and Glasgow and Edinburgh were not able to call at Bolton for much of today. Rail bosses apologised for today's travel disruption and vowed to 'find and prosecute those accountable'. Christian Irwin OBE, Network Rail's Capital Delivery director, said: 'I am very sorry to passengers who will be impacted by the rail closure between Chorley and Bolton on Sunday. Workers close to the site of the theft of a £100,000 signalling cable which caused travel chaos across much of the North West of England today A Northern train. Northern services that run through Bolton and Chorley, Lancashire, grounded to a halt while urgent repair work was carried out. 'It is extremely frustrating for this crime to take place so close to the energisation of the line. Our teams have been working very hard to deliver this upgrade for passengers over several years including over this Christmas period. 'We are working closely with the British Transport Police to provide additional security measures and to find and prosecute those accountabl
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