Rail passengers warned of delays

Neither train driver was injured

Passengers in Derbyshire are being warned of disruption on the region's rail network this weekend.

A train crash in Staffordshire on Thursday means Central Trains' services between Derby and Crewe will stop at Stoke-on-Trent.

A bus service will then take people to their final destination.

The situation is not expected to be eased by the thousands of Derby County fans travelling to Crewe on Saturday.

Police meeting

But Ged Burgess, from Central Trains, warned their hands are tied.

He said: "We are obviously aware of the situation but the important thing is that people realise we have this particular problem.

We do not have access to the West Coast main line but we are doing our best to get people to where they want to go.

"Our planners are aware of the football matches, they meet with the police once a month and they are working with that."

Restrictions are expected to be in place until Monday.