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Derailed train causing trouble at Rugby Railway Station
RAIL passengers are being advised to not travel by train to London this morning (Friday) after a train derailed.
According to London Midland, due to a freight locomotive having derailed at Bletchley overnight, the Euston line is currently blocked.
Virgin Trains, Southern and London Midland are therefore unable to run between Milton Keynes and London until the line is cleared; this is likely to take all morning.
A spokesman said: “We strongly advise passengers not to travel on the Euston line this morning and are extremely sorry for the obvious inconvenience.”
Alternatives
If you must travel we have organised for London Midland tickets to be accepted as follows:
Birmingham Snow Hill - London Marylebone (Chiltern Railways)
Bicester North - London Marylebone (Chiltern Railways)
Aylesbury - Wendover - London Marylebone (Chiltern Railways)
Birmingham New St - Nuneaton - Leicester (Cross Country)
Leicester - Wellingborough - London St Pancras (East Midlands Trains)
Bedford - Luton - St Albans - London St Pancras (First Capital Connect)
Birmingham New St - Coventry - Reading (Cross Country)
Reading - London Paddington (First Great Western)
You will also be able to use your rail ticket on London Underground to transfer between the alternative London termini.
If you are trying to get over to the St Pancras line, we are still able to run trains from Bletchley to Bedford, and from Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey.
Rail replacement coach services
Coach and bus operators are struggling to provide vehicles for us due to school commitments this morning, so we are unable to provide any alternative road transport. However, there may be scheduled bus services from your local station. Check traveline for details.
Train services
We are working with Virgin Trains to run a very limited service between Tring and Euston using the few trains that were stabled in London overnight. West Midlands/Crewe to London services will also only run as far as Northampton
Northampton - Milton Keynes Central
xx.25 / xx.55 Northampton-Milton Keynes
xx.15 / xx.45 Milton Keynes-Northampton
Tring - Watford Junction (calling at all stations)
xx.04 / xx.34 Tring-Watford from 0704
xx23 / xx.53 Watford-Tring
Tring - London Euston (Virgin Trains - calling all stations to Watford
xx.25 / xx.55 Tring-Euston
xx.00 / xx.30 Euston-Tring
Watford Junction - Bushey - Harrow - London Euston (Overground)
We hope that services north of Northampton will be able to run with minimal delays, although this will be reliant on trains and traincrew being available in the right place at the right time.
More information
For information on bus and coach services from your local station visit traveline.
For more details and live journey information please see nationalrail.co.uk/disruption or londonmidland.com/live. You can plan alternative journeys on the national rail website.
You can also follow our updates via @londonmidland on Twitter.
If you are delayed by 30 minutes or more, remember you can claim compensation at londonmidland.com/delayrepay
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Weather for Rugby
Friday 18 May 2012
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Temperature: 9 C to 14 C
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Wind direction: North east
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