Lines between Birmingham New Street and Milton Keynes reopened after a signalling fault. National Rail marked the disruption cleared at 10am on 14 November.

Update, 10.30am: National Rail marked the incident cleared at 10am and says lines have reopened between Birmingham New Street and Milton Keynes Central. It says the “disruption caused by an earlier fault with the signalling system” has “now ended”.

A signalling system fault blocked all lines between Birmingham New Street and Milton Keynes Central, through Northampton, on Saturday morning, National Rail said.

  • What: all lines were blocked; trains “may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised”. Road replacement transport ran between Coventry and Northampton. Lines have now reopened.
  • Where: Birmingham New Street to Milton Keynes Central: Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway.
  • When: Reported at 7.19am. National Rail marked the incident cleared at 10am.

Source: National Rail live travel information. Last checked at 11.16am on Saturday 14 November.