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The West Coast Main Line is set to fully reopen after a train derailment caused significant disruption on Monday (November 3).

The line near Shap in Cumbria will be reopened to passenger and freight services later on Tuesday evening following 'extensive' repair work by Network Rail engineers.

Teams worked throughout the day and night to remove the damaged train before repairing overhead line equipment, tracks and the surrounding bankings and groundworks.

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The incident caused major disruption with passengers told not to travel north of Preston after the train crash. Eighty-seven people, including 10 members of staff, were on board the 4.28am Avanti West Coast service from Glasgow to Euston when it came off t

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