Multiple reports indicate a fallen tree is blocking railway lines at Penkridge, Staffordshire. According to major media, a train hit the fallen tree at Penkridge, and passengers were evacuated from the train and walked along the track after the incident. Delays from the Penkridge incident are likely to continue into Wednesday morning, with Avanti West Coast services between Edinburgh, Crewe, Wolverhampton, and London Euston affected.
London Northwestern Railway services between Liverpool Lime Street, Crewe, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham New Street are either cancelled or delayed, and West Midlands Railway services between Wolverhampton, Rugeley Trent Valley, and Walsall face delays likely to spill into Wednesday's schedule. Rail replacement transport is in operation between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton, and between Crewe and Wolverhampton in both directions, and tickets can be used on rail replacement services at no extra cost. Separately, the fallen tree at Elsenham is disrupting services between Cambridge and Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street.
Greater Anglia services between Cambridge and Stansted Airport might be cancelled, delayed by up to 40 minutes, or revised, and disruption at Elsenham is expected to last until 3 PM. Network Rail engineers are on site at Elsenham to carry out a detailed inspection, and rail replacement buses have been requested to run between Audley End and Stansted Airport, expected to be in place by 1:30 PM. Customers may be able to claim compensation if their journey has been delayed by the disruption at Elsenham.