Disruption in the Wigan North Western area
Service alteration details
Incident reported: Wednesday 20 August 2025 at 03:22
Incident cleared: Friday 22 August 2025 at 00:10
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Last updated
Friday 22 August 2025 at 00:10
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
Avanti West Coast between Glasgow Central and Wolverhampton / Birmingham New Street, between Edinburgh and Birmingham New Street, between Glasgow Central / Lancaster and London Euston, and also between Blackpool North and Crewe
Northern between Blackpool North / Wigan North Western and Liverpool Lime Street, and between Wigan North Western and Manchester Victoria
TransPennine Express between Glasgow Central / Oxenholme Lake District and Liverpool Lime Street
Description
Following theft of signalling cables in the Wigan North Western area trains are now able to run as scheduled.