Shropshire Star

Trains cancelled and delayed after landslip adds to rail users' woes

The floods and heavy rainfall have caused further disruption to Shropshire's train services.

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Earth below the railway line near Welshpool has been washed away by the flood. Photo: @NetworkRailWAL

Trains between Shrewsbury and Hereford were cancelled on Tuesday evening after a landslip at Marshbrook, near Craven Arms, which closed the line.

Services were running again on Wednesday morning, but operator Transport for Wales (TfW) was warning passengers that trains "may be delayed or cancelled throughout the day".

On its website, TfW added: "Due to a landslip [near] Craven Arms, TfW are running a 2 hourly service between Hereford and Shrewsbury."

Landslip picture from @NetworkRailWAL

The landslip adds to the closure of the Cambrian Line between Shrewsbury and Newtown after floods swept away the earth bank under the line near Welshpool on Monday.

A two-hourly bus replacement service is operating between Shrewsbury, Welshpool and Newtown, before customers can get on a train to take them towards Machynlleth , Aberystwyth and Pwllheli.

The Heart of Wales Line, which runs south-west from Craven Arms towards Knighton and Llandrindod Wells, is also closed with replacement buses in operation.