Overhead wire damage hits rail services

Railway routes between York, Middlesbrough and Darlington have been hit by severe delays and cancellations due to damaged overhead wires, National Rail has said.

The damage, which had caused signalling problems in the Northallerton area, also meant some services were likely to be "revised", with the issue expected to continue until the end of Tuesday, a spokesperson said.

LNER, which runs services along the East Coast mainline, advised passengers not to travel until Wednesday.

Rail replacement buses would run from York, Northallerton, Darlington, Durham and Newcastle, National Rail added.

Several operators have said customers could use their tickets on other firms' services at no extra cost.

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