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