Delays to trains on recently-reopened line after lorry hits bridge

Train passengers faced delays on a newly-reopened line today after a lorry crashed into a railway bridge. The vehicle became stuck under the bridge near St David’s Church in Barmouth ^[1], Gwynedd ^[2], on Wednesday morning.

Police were called to assist at the scene, with the road blocked as a result of the incident. Train services were also disrupted for a short time as a result of the crash.

A post on the Barmouth Station Facebook ^[3] page said: “A lorry has hit the train bridge by St David’s Church and as such, trains in both directions will be affected with delays likely. A coach has departed Machynlleth in order to transfer passengers currently on the 10.59 in Barmouth.”

At 12.45pm today, the Facebook post was updated to say: “The line has now re-opened with 12.56 from Barmouth to Machynlleth now expected on time and the 13.57 from Barmouth to Pwllheli ^[6] is expected to arrive between 13.57 and 14.07.” The Cambrian Coast line has only recently reopened after a multi-million pound renovation of the iconic Barmouth Bridge ^[7], which lasted months.

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^{^} Mark Drakeford admits Welsh Government made mistakes during 20mph rollout (www.dailypost.co.uk)
^{^} Pwllheli (www.dailypost.co.uk)
^{^} a multi-million pound renovation of the iconic Barmouth Bridge (www.dailypost.co.uk)
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