Thursday 22 May 2025
Joint Network Rail (Wales and Borders) and TfW statement: Re Leominster collision
- Region & Route:
- Wales & Western: Wales & Borders
The 08:30 Manchester Piccadilly - Cardiff Central service has hit a trailer at a farm crossing between Ludlow and Leominster, and this will cause disruption along the Marches line for the remainder of the day.
Our immediate priority was the safety of our customers and colleagues. All passengers have been successfully moved from the site.
Disruption is expected until the end of the day and we're advising everyone to check before they travel at journeycheck.com/tfwrail/
Ticket acceptance is in place with Northern, Avanti, GWR, Cross Country, West Midlands Railway, and on the X24, X3, 21 and 23 provided by Stagecoach. However, owing to a separate and unrelated incident, road transport will not call at Craven Arms or Church Stretton.
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