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Wednesday 28 Nov 2012

North East extreme weather conditions

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Rail services were disrupted by heavy rain and flooding in late November and early December 2012. All of these issues have been resolved.

Preston Le Skerne – East Coast main line between Darlington and Durham – flooding is causing disruption to services. Engineers are on site and East Coast are running a limited service - one train every hour.

Aycliffe - between Darlington and Durham on the East Coast main line – the embankment is being repaired following the slip and significant damage to over 1.2 miles of overhead lines. Engineers on are site around the clock. A reduced service is running on the adjacent line with three trains per hour in each direction.

Eryholme – East Coast main line between Darlington and North Allerton - Services were suspended because flood waters were too high. The flood water has now receded.

Hartlepool - Durham coast line - an embankment slip has caused a signal to fall down the embankment. Engineers are on site starting the rebuilding of the embankment and the restoration of the signal.

Dawdon - Durham coast line between Hartlepool and Seaham – flooding caused damage to the track bed. Repairs are now complete.

Ruswarp - Whitby line - flood water has been pumped away and the line is open.

A spokesman for Network Rail said: “We apologise to passengers who have been inconvenienced by the extreme weather conditions which have brought disruption to the network. We have teams of engineers investigating the problems and are working to restore services as soon as possible. Passengers are advised to check National Rail Enquiries before travelling.”