Major disruption between Lichfield Trent Valley and Stafford / Stoke-on-Trent expected until 12:00 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Crewe / Chester / Wrexham General / Holyhead / Liverpool Lime Street / Glasgow Central / Manchester Piccadilly

London Northwestern Railway between London Euston and Crewe

Description

Animals on the railway between Lichfield Trent Valley and Rugeley Trent Valley means all lines are blocked.

As a result, trains running between Lichfield Trent Valley and Stafford / Stoke-on-Trent may be severely delayed by up to 60 minutes, cancelled, diverted or revised.

Disruption is expected to continue until 12:00.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

You can use your ticket on the following services in both directions, at no extra cost:

• Chiltern Railways between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street

• CrossCountry between Reading and Manchester Piccadilly

• London Northwestern Railway between London Euston and Crewe

• East Midlands Railway between London St Pancras International and Sheffield

• Northern between Carlisle and Newcastle

• TransPennine Express between Sheffield and Stockport

If your train is cancelled, your ticket is valid on one of the two Avanti West Coast services immediately before your booked train, or one of the two immediately after.

If you no longer wish to travel because your train is delayed or cancelled, you can request a full refund from where you bought your ticket.

London Northwestern Railway customer advice:

You can use your ticket on the following services in both directions, at no extra cost:

• CrossCountry between Nuneaton and Stoke-on-Trent via Birmingham New Street

• Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Crewe

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.