Disruption caused by derailment

Rail commuters in Herefordshire and Worcestershire were hit by delays after an engineering train derailed.

The train left the tracks at Great Malvern causing the service between Worcester Shrub Hill and Hereford stations to be suspended.

The normal service was replaced with an hourly shuttle service to Worcester Foregate Street station.

A replacement bus service also ran. Rail services began running again from 1700 BST.

Trains between Foregate Street and Birmingham New Street were expected to run normally.

The derailment has affected passengers on local London Midland services and those travelling on the Hereford to London Paddington First Great Western route.

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