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Incident resolved between Bolton and Preston via Chorley: normal service resumed 

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Service alteration details

Incident reported: Sunday 05 April 2026 at 10:38

Incident cleared: Sunday 05 April 2026 at 18:17

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Last updated

Sunday 05 April 2026 at 18:17

Train operators affected

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Milton Keynes Central and Blackpool North, and also between Milton Keynes Central / Wolverhampton / Crewe and Preston

Northern between Manchester Airport / Manchester Oxford Road and Blackpool North

TransPennine Express between Manchester Airport and Preston

Description

Disruption following earlier damage to the overhead electric wires between Bolton and Preston on the route via Chorley has now ended.

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