Some fifteen minutes after control let the Felixstowe to Garston Freightliner through to Weedon line to Rugby they allowed 66504 to take the 05.28 London Gateway to Lawley Street through. This happened as the usual route was closed between Northampton and Rugby due to an emergency. The Weedon line was now full to bursting with workings mostly running on cautions and creeping along behind the freights with their 70mph maximum speed. A generally difficult few hours for signallers, control, operators, staff and, most of all, passengers!
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