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Fallen tree on tracks disrupts trains

Network Rail Wessex Railway line with large tree across the tracks and four workers in orange uniforms carrying pieces of the tree.Network Rail Wessex
Network Rail Wessex said chainsaw teams cut up the large tree

A fallen tree halted trains between Cosham and Southampton Central and Eastleigh.

The large tree was found laying across the line near Portchester in the early hours, causing disruption to Great Western Railway, Southern and South Western Railway services.

National Rail said its staff worked to chop up and remove the tree as quickly as possible with lines reopened shortly before 11:00 BST.

While trains get back up and running on the line, cancellations and delays by up to 30 minutes can be expected until about 19:00, it continued.

Routes affected:

  • Great Western Railway services between Portsmouth Harbour and Bristol Temple Meads/Cardiff Central
  • South Western Railway services between Portsmouth Harbour and Eastleigh/London Waterloo, between Portsmouth & Southsea and Southampton Central
  • Southern services between Brighton and Southampton Central
Network Rail Wessex Railway line with large green leaved tree across the tracks.Network Rail Wessex
The tree fell on to the railway in the Portchester area

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