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Disruption between Durham and Northallerton expected until the end of the day 

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Incident reported: Friday 22 May 2026 at 17:33

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Last updated

Friday 22 May 2026 at 18:02

Train operators affected

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Edinburgh and Birmingham New Street / Bristol Temple Meads / Plymouth / Penzance, and Glasgow Central and Plymouth, and also between Newcastle and Birmingham New Street / Reading / Plymouth

LNER between Aberdeen and Doncaster / London Kings Cross, between Edinburgh and York / Doncaster / London Kings Cross, and also between Newcastle and London Kings Cross

Lumo between Edinburgh / Glasgow Queen Street / Newcastle and London Kings Cross

TransPennine Express between Newcastle and York / Liverpool Lime Street, and also between Darlington and Manchester Victoria

Description

Failure of the electricity supply between Durham and Northallerton means that trains have to run at a reduced speed on all lines. As a result, trains running between these stations may be delayed by up to 40 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

LNER customer advice:

You may use your ticket at no extra cost on the following services:

  • Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Manchester Piccadilly and London Euston

  • CrossCountry Edinburgh / Newcastle and York and Leeds, and also between Leeds / Doncaster and Sheffield

  • East Midlands Railway between Sheffield and London St Pancras International

  • Great Northern and Thameslink between Peterborough / Stevenage and London Kings Cross

  • Northern between Carlisle, Newcastle, York and Leeds

  • ScotRail between Inverness / Aberdeen / Edinburgh and Glasgow Central

  • TransPennine Express between Newcastle / York and Leeds / Manchester

Please see the alternative route map for more details.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.

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