The
West
Coast
Main
Line

has
been
blocked
by
a
landslip
between
Coventry
and
Rugby,
and
up
trains
are
being
replaced
by
buses
on
this
section.

Down
Avanti
West
Coast
trains
towards
Coventry
are
being
disrupted,
and
London
Northwestern
trains
are
not
running
in
either
direction
between
Northampton
and
Coventry.

Network
Rail
engineers
have
been
clearing
vegetation
from
the
railway
embankment
at
the
site
of
the
slip,
so
that
the
scale
of
the
damage
can
be
assessed.

London
Northwestern
Railway
customer
experience
director
Jonny
Wiseman
said:
‘This
landslip
has
resulted
in
a
significant
amount
of
earth
movement
next
to
the
railway,
meaning
it
is
not
safe
to
run
trains
through
the
area
until
Network
Rail
has
completed
emergency
earthworks.’

Network
Rail
operations
director
Phil
Barnes
said:
‘“With
one
of
the
two
tracks
in
this
area
closed
to
trains,
a
reduced
service
is
running
through
the
area
and
we
apologise
for
the
disruption.’

National
Rail
is
predicting
that
the
disruption
will
continue
for
at
least
the
rest
of
the
day.