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28 May 2011
Last updated at 09:35 ET
Thousands of rail passengers on the East Coast Main Line are facing major delays due to overhead wire problems.
Operator East Coast said no trains were running between Grantham, Lincolnshire, and Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, because four power lines were down.
The company said delays were estimated at two hours and advised against travel that was not "absolutely necessary".
It is affecting train services in both directions on the main line, between London Kings Cross and Aberdeen.
There are currently no replacement road services and there is no estimate about when a normal timetable will resume.
London Kings Cross customers travelling beyond Peterborough can use alternative services from St Pancras or Euston.
Line failure Other train operators will accept tickets from passengers affected, said government-run East Coast.
A spokeswoman said: "There has been an overhead line failure around the Grantham area. Four lines are down, which means no trains are running between Grantham and Peterborough.
"Southbound services from Peterborough are fine.
"There is no current estimate for when a normal service will resume. We are advising customers not to travel unless absolutely necessary.
"Network Rail are on site dealing with the problem now."
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Operator East Coast said no trains were running between Grantham, Lincolnshire, and Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, because four power lines were down.
The company said delays were estimated at two hours and advised against travel that was not "absolutely necessary".
It is affecting train services in both directions on the main line, between London Kings Cross and Aberdeen.
There are currently no replacement road services and there is no estimate about when a normal timetable will resume.
London Kings Cross customers travelling beyond Peterborough can use alternative services from St Pancras or Euston.
Line failure Other train operators will accept tickets from passengers affected, said government-run East Coast.
A spokeswoman said: "There has been an overhead line failure around the Grantham area. Four lines are down, which means no trains are running between Grantham and Peterborough.
"Southbound services from Peterborough are fine.
"There is no current estimate for when a normal service will resume. We are advising customers not to travel unless absolutely necessary.
"Network Rail are on site dealing with the problem now."
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