No trains between Tamworth and Burton-on-Trent until approximately 19:30  

Route(s) affected

Trains between Gloucester / Cardiff Central / Birmingham New Street and Nottingham, and between Penzance / Plymouth / Bristol Temple Meads / Cardiff Central and Edinburgh, and between Reading and York, and also between Reading / Birmingham New Street and Newcastle

Description

A wartime bomb near the railway between Tamworth and Burton-on-Trent means all lines are blocked between these stations. As a result, trains will be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 19:30.

Customer advice:

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost on the following services:

• The two CrossCountry services operating before and after your cancelled service

• Alternate CrossCountry services between Birmingham New Street and Leicester

• East Midlands Railway services between

  • Leicester and Nottingham / Sheffield

  • Derby and Nottingham

• London Northwestern Railway services between Nuneaton and Lichfield Trent Valley via Tamworth

• West Midlands Railway services between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley

If you decide to travel from a different station due to this disruption and need to return to that station later, you will also be able to use your existing ticket to do this at no extra cost

Unfortunately, any seat reservations will not be carried over to another train, but Coach B, H and L are the unreserved coaches on CrossCountry services (where available) so please head to them.

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.