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LIVE: 'Major disruption' on trains between Lancaster and Preston as passengers face severe delays
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Avanti West Coast, Northern and TransPennine Express are affected

National Rail said emergency services are dealing with an 'incident' and all lines are currently closed to allow them to safely carry out their work. A spokesperson said: "Trains running between these stations may be cancelled, severely delayed by up to 80 minutes or revised."

It is expected to last until at least 1pm today . The disruption is affecting the Avanti West Coast service between Edinburgh/Glasgow Central and London Euston, Northern between Barrow-in-Furness/Windermere and Manchester Airport, and TransPennine Express between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central and Manchester Airport, and also between Glasgow Central and Liverpool Lime Street.Currently on the cancelled train approaching Preston. Need to get to Glasgow.

If your train is cancelled, your ticket is valid on the Avanti West Coast train immediately before, or immediately after the cancelled one.A coach is expected at Lancaster at approximately 11:00A coach is expected at Preston at approximately 11.40The train is less than 50% occupied with passengers. Train crew are updating passengers personally walking up and down the train.

They are waiting for instructions about when train can move and if it can continue towards Lancaster or will have return to Preston.I am on the Manchester Airport to Windermere train that left Bolton at 9:13. Train stopped between Preston and Lancaster at 10:11 train has been at a standstill for over an hour now.Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident between Lancaster and Preston all lines are blocked. Train services running through these stations will be cancelled or delayed.

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