TRAIN passengers in and around East Lancashire faced long delays today after double trouble hit commuters.
A freight train came off the line in Hebden Bridge and the derailment affected the cross country fast trains from Leeds to Preston.
Passengers were transported by bus from Halifax to Blackburn after the coal train from Selby to Warrington came off the line at 4.50am and blocked the line for more than four hours.
And passengers travelling on the East Lancs Line between Colne and Blackburn line were disrupted for the second morning running when track repair works being carried out at Huncoat overan by two hours.
A Railtrack spokesman said six trains were affected and passengers were delayed by about 15 minutes when contractors laying new tracks overran from 5am to 7am.
Work will also be carried out again tonight.
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