'Major disruption' after train derails

An aerial view of the train showing the first carriage pointing to the right slightly off the main track. There are 4 sets of rails and a gantry overhead. Several workers in orange high vis clothes mill around. Trees and shrubs are either side of the tracks.Steve Hubbard/BBC

No passengers were on the train when it derailed, London Northwestern Railway said

Louise Parry
BBC News, Buckinghamshire

Passengers were being warned of "major disruption" after a train derailed, causing several lines to be closed.

London Northwestern Railway said the "low speed" derailment happened in the Bletchley area near Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire on Thursday.

The company said that no passengers were on board and no injuries had been reported.

National Rail warned that trains could be cancelled or delayed, and added: "Major disruption is expected until the end of the day."

An aerial view of the whole train sitting slightly skewed on the tracks, with silver gantries overhead. There is a housing estate to the right with many semis and terraces, and bushes to the left. Several workers in orange high vis clothes mill around. Steve Hubbard/BBC

The non-passenger train derailed in the Bletchley area of Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes is on the West Coast mainline, connecting London to the Midlands and North of England and Scotland.

It is served by London Northwestern Railway and Avanti West Coast.

A spokesperson from London Northwestern Railway said: "We are working closely with Network Rail to resolve the disruption as soon as possible. In the meantime, ticket acceptance is available with East Midlands Railway and Transport for London Overground."

Avanti said tickets would be accepted by other operators on "various routes".

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