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Trains between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury disrupted after points failure
Rail passengers are being warned of potential disruption to their services following a points failure and signalling Rail said the failure between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street was causing disruption to journeys between the two stations on Wednesday.A spokesperson said the issue had since been fixed but disruption was expected until 19:00 BST and some trains might be cancelled or delayed by up to 30 Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway passengers have been advised tickets can be used on some other services, with some rail replacement bus services in operation.
A limited rail replacement bus service would run between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton at no extra cost, Transport for Wales (TfW) said.A TfW spokesperson advised passengers could use their tickets on Avanti West Coast services between Wolverhampton and Birmingham in both directions "until further notice".A fault with the signalling system between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton also meant trains between the two stations were delayed by up to 30 minutes, National Rail added.
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