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Train passengers hit with major disruption on Easter Sunday
At around 10.30am, damage to the overhead electric wires between Bolton and Preston was reported, with trains instantly cancelled throughout the morning and afternoon.
The route, via Chorley, was shut in both directions, leaving many passengers facing major disruption to their Easter Sunday travel plans.
Replacement bus services between Bolton and Preston were organised for affected passengers, with the cancellations affecting trains moving between Blackpool North station and Manchester Airport.
The train line faced further disruption in the afternoon when an object was caught in the overhead wires between Blackpool North and Preston, leading to more cancellations.
The incidents were part of many across the UK’s railway network which took place in the wake of Storm Dave making landfall overnight.
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