Lichfield Live Open Search Train operator says additional services will stop at Lichfield Trent Valley as part of emergency timetable introduced because of landslip
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A train operator says more services will stop at Lichfield Trent Valley to mitigate some cancellations because of a landslip on the West Coast Main Line.
Avanti West Coast confirmed the plan after London Northwestern Railway was forced to suspend services due to the incident in Warwickshire.
Network Rail engineers repairing the landslip on the West Coast Main Line
Gus Dunster, executive director for operations for Avanti West Coast, said the new emergency timetable was expected to be in place until mid-February.
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Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line to and from Lichfield Trent Valley are being warned of cancellations for the due to a landslip.
Engineers say a train driver reported movement on a section of the line in Warwickshire caused by heavy rainfall earlier this week.
Work is now taking place to stabilise the affected area with speed restrictions in place.
But London Northwestern Railway services between Crewe and London Euston will be withdrawn from tomorrow (30th January) with a bus replacement service operating instead from stations including Stafford, Rugeley Trent Valley, Lichfield Trent Valley, Tamworth, Atherstone, Nuneaton and Rugby.
Lichfield Live Open Search Train passengers travelling to and from Lichfield urged to check journeys ahead of amended timetable being introduced
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Passengers travelling to and from Lichfield Trent Valley on the West Coast Main Line are being urged to check whether their journeys have been affected by an amended timetable.
London Northwestern Railway said it was introducing the changes to reflect the reduced number of people travelling by train.
The operator said the timetable reflected an increasing number of staff unable to work due to shielding or self-isolation.
Lawrence Bowman, London Northwestern Railway customer experience director, said:
“All through the pandemic our dedicated staff have continued working hard to provide a regular, safe and reliable train service which has kept the country moving.