Electrical fault on train causes railway delays

Thameslink and Great Northern services were disrupted in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire

Railway services which run through Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire were delayed after an electrical fault was discovered on a train.

Cambridgeshire Fire Service was called to track near St Neots, to reports of an electrical fault that set off a fire alarm.

Crews attended and electricity to the lines was switched off so checks could be carried out. A Grand Central train was moved to St Neots railway station and the line has since reopened, although disruption was expected until 21:00 BST.

Operators Thameslink and Great Northern said: "Trains may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 40 minutes or revised."