Lines reopened: disruption between Birmingham New Street and Redditch / Bromsgrove
Service alteration details
Incident reported: Friday 20 February 2026 at 15:54
Incident cleared: Friday 20 February 2026 at 18:31
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Last updated
Friday 20 February 2026 at 18:33
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
CrossCountry between Aberdeen / Glasgow Central / Newcastle and Plymouth, between Edinburgh and Cardiff Central / Plymouth, between Edinburgh and Penzance, between Stockport and Bristol Temple Meads / Paignton, between Macclesfield and Bristol Temple Meads, and also between Nottingham and Gloucester and Cardiff Central
West Midlands Railway between Lichfield Trent Valley and Bromsgrove, between Four Oaks and Redditch, and also between Birmingham New Street and Worcester Shrub Hill / Hereford
Description
Disruption caused by damage to the overhead electric wires between Birmingham New Street and Redditch / Bromsgrove has now ended.