Train
services

in
north
west
England
have
been
badly
disrupted
after
a
car
crashed
on
to
the
railway
in
a
cutting
at
Salford.

A
man
is
reported
to
have
been
injured,
although
not
critically,
and
he
has
been
arrested
on
suspicion
of
drinking
and
driving.
Overhead
wires
were
damaged
in
the
incident,
and
Network
Rail
has
been
working
to
remove
the
wrecked
car
and
repair
the
damage.

The
railway
through
Eccles
has
been
blocked,
and
National
Rail
has
warned
that
services
are
affected
on
many
routes.

National
Rail
is
reporting
disruption
on
Northern
services
between
Liverpool
Lime
Street
and
Manchester
Airport,
between
Wigan
North
Western
and
Manchester
Victoria,
also
between
Chester
and
Leeds,
and
Manchester
Victoria,
on
TransPennine
Express
services
Liverpool
Lime
Street
and
Hull,
Manchester
Victoria
and
Newcastle,
and
also
between
Lancaster
and
Manchester
Airport,
and
on
Transport
for
Wales
between
Llandudno
and
Manchester
Airport
and
Manchester
Oxford
Road,
and
also
between
Holyhead
and
Manchester
Airport.

It
is
not
thought
that
train
services
can
be
restored
before
20.00
tonight.