Trains will be unable to leave Cornwall until at least the weekend after a lorry became wedged under a railway bridge in Plymouth, Network Rail has said.
Services to and from the county were cancelled after the Tesco lorry hit the bridge in Mannamead, Plymouth, at 3.30pm yesterday, damaging the stonework. Removing the lorry took 24 hours.
Network Rail said that a few slower-moving trains would start going into Cornwall today but none would be able to leave eastbound.
Great Western Railway has advised people to rethink plans to travel into Cornwall, tweeting: “We are advising to only travel if you need to, as trains and bus replacements are expected to be busy.”
Tesco has apologised for the incident and ordered an investigation.
The line