Friday 13 Nov 2020
Repairs and recovery of derailed freight train in Sheffield to continue over weekend
- Region & Route:
- Eastern
- | Eastern: North & East
Network Rail has confirmed that work to recover a derailed freight train and fix track and signalling equipment which was damaged in the incident will continue over the weekend.
Network Rail workers have been on site since the early hours of Wednesday morning, when a freight train carrying cement en route from Hope to Dewsbury derailed in Sheffield station.
Work is now underway to assess the full extent of the damage to railway equipment and work on a plan for repairs. Network Rail has successfully removed all of the wagons which didn’t derail in the incident and yesterday, workers began removing cement from those wagons which did derail, to enable them to be safely lifted and removed by a crane. The cement is being removed by heavy-duty vacuums which are operating from nearby Sheaf Street, meaning one of the two lanes in front of the station is closed.
Work to remove the wagons will continue overnight and into Saturday, at which stage the track repairs can begin. Further updates to follow over the weekend on when services are likely to return to normal.
CrossCountry and TransPennine Express are running a near normal service, and will continue to do so over the weekend, however Northern services are still heavily impacted, with bus replacement services running across many routes. East Midlands Railway are running an amended timetable between Sheffield, Chesterfield and London St Pancras.
Passengers who need to travel over the weekend and on Monday are urged to check before travelling via National Rail Enquiries or with their train operator.
Matt Rice, Route Director for Network Rail’s North and East Route, said: “We have made progress on site and we’ve begun to remove some of the derailed wagons, which is testament to the hard work of our teams, however there is still a significant amount of work to do. We’re really sorry for the impact this is having on passengers and we’re really grateful for your patience whilst we carry out recovery and repairs.”
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Notes to Editors
Detailed service information:
Northern
Due to the extent of the damage caused and the removal of the derailed freight wagons it is expected that disruption on all routes through Sheffield will be experienced until at least midday on Monday 16th November.
Buses will replace trains between the following locations until at least the end of the day Friday 13th November.
Sheffield to Meadowhall - buses depart every 15 minutes between these stations
Sheffield to Doncaster - A half hourly bus service calling at all intermediate stations.
Sheffield to Nottingham - All trains replaced by buses.
Sheffield to York (via Pontefract) - All trains replaced by buses.
Northern tickets have been arranged to be accepted on the following services:
Supertram between Rotherham & Sheffield
TransPennine between Sheffield - Meadowhall - Doncaster
CrossCounty between Sheffield - Wakefield Westgate - Leeds, Sheffield - Doncaster and between Sheffield - York
East Midlands Railway between Sheffield & Nottingham.
The following advice is provided to customers to help keep you informed on the impact on your journey..
Leeds - Nottingham - All train services cancelled. Alternative Northern services run between Leeds and Meadowhall with buses between Meadowhall and Sheffield departing every 15 minutes. Buses will also replace trains between Sheffield and Nottingham in both directions. Journey times will be extended by up to 90 minutes. Northern tickets will be accepted on East Midlands Railway services between Nottingham and Sheffield and on TransPennine/CrossCountry services between Leeds - Meadowhall - Sheffield and Chesterfield.
Leeds - Sheffield via Barnsley - Train services are running to/from Meadowhall. Buses will run every 15 minutes between Sheffield and Meadowhall in both directions, Northern tickets will be accepted on TransPennine services between Sheffield and Meadowhall..
Leeds - Sheffield via Moorthorpe - Train services are running to/from Meadowhall. Buses will run every 15 minutes between Sheffield and Meadowhall in both directions, Northern tickets will be accepted on TransPennine/CrossCountry services between Leeds - Meadowhall - Sheffield and on Supertram services between Rotherham Central and Sheffield.
Sheffield - Huddersfield - Train services will start and terminate at Barnsley- customers are then advised to travel on a train service from Barnsley to Meadowhall to connect with rail replacement coaches between Meadowhall and Sheffield in both directions. Northern tickets will be accepted on TransPennine services between Sheffield and Meadowhall.
Sheffield - Lincoln - A full train service is expected to run. Some services departing Sheffield to Lincoln depart slightly later than the original timetable. These have now been advertised at the times they will depart today but please be aware that they may depart up to 15 minutes later than you expected. Please check your journey in advance particularly if making connections on your journey.
Sheffield - Scarborough - Train services can run to/from Doncaster to Hull/Scarborough - A half hourly bus service will replace trains between Doncaster and Sheffield in both directions. Northern tickets will be accepted on TransPennine/CrossCountry services between Sheffield and Doncaster and Supertram between Rotherham Central and Sheffield. Journey times will be extended by up to 60 minutes.
Sheffield - Doncaster - Train service cancelled in full - An half hourly road transport service has been provided. Journey times will be extended by up to 60 minutes. Northern tickets will be accepted on TransPennine/CrossCountry services between Sheffield and Doncaster and Supertram between Rotherham Central and Sheffield
Sheffield - York - Train services cancelled in full - buses will run between Moorthorpe and York in both directions. Northern tickets will be accepted on TransPennine services between Sheffield and Doncaster, CrossCountry between Sheffield - Doncaster - York and Supertram services between Rotherham Central and Sheffield. Journey times will be extended by up to 60 minutes.
Sheffield - Manchester - A full train service is expected to run.
East Midlands Railway
East Midlands Railway will be operating an amended timetable between Sheffield, Chesterfield & London St Pancras.
Trains on the Liverpool/Nottingham/Norwich route are able to run to the advertised timetable.
Trains on all other East Midlands Railway routes are not affected by this disruption and are running to the advertised timetable.
Further updates about this disruption can be found here: eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/#Intercity-route
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