Travellin Durham and Newcastle 14.02.2024

[Commuting]

Hi,

Unfortunately someone has been hit by a train between Durham and Newcastle causing services to be expected to be delayed for the next 2 hours.

I had a look on the TOCs websites, but I can’t determine rail replacement bus departure times. Does anyone have these to share please as I need to get to Newcastle today but wondering if I’ll need to arrange my own alternative transport. National Rail doesn’t have them yet.

Incident: Newcastle | National Rail

Major disruption between Durham and Newcastle expected until 14:00. Find details of all current incidents on National Rail Enquiries.

www.nationalrail.co.uk

A person has been hit by a train between Durham and Newcastle, to allow the emergency services to carry out their work safely all lines are blocked. Trains running between these stations may be cancelled, severely delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Major disruption is expected until 14:00.

Additionally, does anyone know which train was involved please? I see 1V54 (08:05 Edinburgh to Plymouth) (https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:G25200/2024-02-14/detailed) has been at a stand between the two stations for over an hour. This seems to be southbound, so wondering if the northbound line may reopen sooner.

My thoughts are with the driver and all those involved.

Thank you

 

[YorkRailFan]

Customer advice:

CrossCountry

Customers may use their tickets onboard the following services at no additional cost:

Avanti West Coast between Birmingham New Street and Edinburgh

LNER via any reasonable route

Northern via any reasonable route

TransPennine Express via any reasonable route
 
LNER

Customers may use their tickets onboard the following services at no additional cost:

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Edinburgh

CrossCountry between York and Edinburgh

Northern between Darlington and Newcastle

TransPennine Express between York and Edinburgh

TransPennine Express

Customers may use their tickets onboard the following services at no additional cost:

CrossCountry services via any reasonable route

LNER services via any reasonable route

Northern services between Newcastle and Carlisle to connect to TransPennine Express services to Manchester

Rail replacement transport has been requested to operate between Leeds / York and Newcastle in both directions. Further details will follow once confirmed.

Quoted from the website linked by OP.
No ticket acceptance for Lumo passengers. No news on rail replacement bus times as of yet.

 

[Gwr12345]

I've been caught up in this, and have abandoned my journey, there doesn't appear to be a replacement bus, and no trains are passing through, apparently with disruption to remain until 2 o'clock. At the moment the options to Newcastle are really only risking the train service or going via the coast.

 

[Commuting]

I've been caught up in this, and have abandoned my journey, there doesn't appear to be a replacement bus, and no trains are passing through, apparently with disruption to remain until 2 o'clock. At the moment the options to Newcastle are really only risking the train service or going via the coast.

Thanks for letting me know - surprised they aren’t in operation yet! It is a shame transpennine aren’t operating those shuttles like they did between Durham and Newcastle during the landslip last year. A Durham to Darlington shuttle would then allow people to connect to Northern via the Durham coast line.

 

[Djgr]

Regular buses from Newcastle to Durham, although they take best part of an hour. Presumably at £2 a go?

 

[YorkRailFan]

Regular buses from Newcastle to Durham, although they take best part of an hour. Presumably at £2 a go?

Yep, Arriva app shows £2 single for Adults in the North East Zone.

 

[30907]

Both lines appear to have reopened just before 1300.

 

[YorkRailFan]

Both lines appear to have reopened just before 1300.

Following the emergency services dealing with an incident between Durham and Newcastle, all lines have reopened. As a service recovers, trains may still be cancelled or delayed by up to 45 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 15:00.

Seems like it, naturally disruption is expected for another 90 or so minutes currently.