Services delayed and cancelled after person hit by train
Trains on a major Staffordshire rail line were stopped after a person was hit by a train.
The Stone to Colwich Line, which connects services from the West Coast Mainline to the Trent Valley Line, was closed in both directions after the incident, which happened around 5.30pm on Monday near Pingle Lane in Stone.
Services between Stoke-on-Trent and Lichfield Trent Valley were cancelled or diverted via Stafford while emergency services attended the scene, with delays in place until 7pm.
A spokesman for National Rail said: "A person has been hit by a train between Stoke-on-Trent and Lichfield Trent Valley.
"As all lines are currently closed, trains may be cancelled or diverted via Stafford until approximately 7pm."
