Cumbria practice derailment replace as Avanti West Coast warns ‘don’t journey’

The company whose train was involved in a major derailment this morning has issued an update on the incident.

Avanti West Coast have warned customers to “do not travel” as emergency services continue to work on the scene.

An Avanti West Coast spokesperson said: “At 06.10hrs today, 3 November, the 04:28 Avanti West Coast service from Glasgow to Euston was reported to have derailed at Shap in Cumbria.

“Our priority is the wellbeing of everyone who was onboard and getting them safely off the train. We are assisting emergency services who are on the scene.

“As a result, all lines are blocked north of Preston. Please do not attempt to travel north of Preston today.

“We’ll provide further information in due course, but it is likely there will be significant disruption to our network for a number of days.”

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