Delays on railways at Peterborough after ‘bridge bash’

The delays are expected to last until at least 4pm today following the ‘bridge bash’ at St Neots, which happened just after 2pm.

Passengers are advised to allow more time for their journey.

A Nation Rail spokesman said: “When a motor vehicle collides with a railway bridge this is called a bridge ‘bash’ or ‘strike’. Bridge strike incidents can be dangerous to both road and rail users. To allow Network Rail engineers to carry out extensive safety checks, the railway bridge is either temporarily closed or an emergency speed restriction is put in place. This can cause delays to both road users and rail passengers.”