On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 08:31:44 +0100, "Peter Masson"
wrote:



"Stephen Furley" wrote in message
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On Apr 15, 5:05 pm, George wrote:

The fire is actually under the motorway and there are fears of damage
to the bridge.

Apparently two of the four railway lines are still in use.

It was stated on the radio yesterday evening that a section of the
road could (not would) be closed until Monday; I think they said
towards London.

M1 still closed both ways between J1 and J4, 28 hours after the fire
started. Being inspected this morning, so may (or may not) reopen by midday.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13079087

The early morning news showed it closed southbound with some traffic
running northbound.

Two of the four tracks of the MML were closed for a couple of hours on
Friday morning, which messed up the morning peak, but have been open since
then.

Meanwhile the ECML was in a mess yesterday afternoon and evening, after a
fatality at Sandy, and major signalling problems and a failed train between
Newark and Retford. The 1400 Kings Cross to Aberdeen was delayed by a total
of around 3h35m and terminated at Edinburgh. Later trains were either
cancelled or very badly delayed.

Peter