Commuters face railchaos after fire

Sunday 09 July 1995 19:02 EDT

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Thousands of rail passengers face further disruption today after a weekend of travel chaos in the wake of a fire at one of Britain's busiest stations.

Birmingham New Street station was closed for 10 hours yesterday to allow engineers to work on replacing signalling cables damaged in Saturday's fire, which fire officials say may have been caused by a cigarette thrown over a bridge wall on to a gantry carrying the cables.

Last night a West Coast Main Line spokesman said New Street would get half its normal service to and from London today, with other London trains running no nearer the city than Birmingham International.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Thank you for registering

Commuters face railchaos after fire

Join our commenting forum

Thank you for registering