MORE delays are expected on main-line rail services through west Wiltshire after a train derailed this morning.
Network Rail is closing the track between Westbury and Castle Cary at 5pm after a freight train from Merehead Quarry to Acton, west London, derailed at low speed at 2.40am.
Work to lift the train back onto the track is estimated to take several hours and the line will be reopened by 6am tomorrow.
It will result in delays for passengers travelling tonight on the main line, both ways, between London and Plymouth. Trains will now be diverted to Bristol and other nearby stations adding about 15 minutes to journey times.
Buses will be operating from Westbury, Taunton, Castle Cary and Frome to replace some services.
Those travelling on the Portsmouth to Cardiff route are not expected to be affected.
For more details visit www.nationalrail.co.uk
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