Trains cancelled after overhead wire damage

There are dozens of cancellations of services in Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and London

A number of train services on the Great Eastern Main Line have been cancelled or delayed due to damage to an overhead wire.

Greater Anglia said trains running between London Liverpool Street, Colchester North, Clacton, Ipswich and Norwich had all been affected by the damage at Colchester since Tuesday night.

Only one line is open between Colchester and Marks Tey, with disruption expected for the rest of Wednesday.

Engineers from Network Rail are working to fix the damaged wires, and a revised timetable will be put in place, the operator said.

Network Rail said some lines were blocked and trains running through Colchester North "may be cancelled, delayed by up to 25 minutes, or revised. This is expected until the end of the day".

Greater Anglia said on social media that from 10:00 BST an hourly service would run between Norwich and Liverpool Street.

The company also confirmed that all off-peak services would run between Clacton-on-Sea and Colchester.

Passengers travelling between Norwich or Ipswich and Liverpool Street were advised they could still travel via Cambridge and Stansted Airport; however, journeys may be longer.

The train company said pre-booked tickets would be accepted on Thursday or when ticket restrictions have been lifted.

More information on the affected services can be found here.