Train passengers who are travelling on the East Coast Main Line may face widespread disruption on Wednesday (April 17) after an 'object' got caught in the overhead wires.

The disruption, which is expected until the middle of the afternoon, was caused by damage to the electrical wires above the tracks on the route between Berwick and Edinburgh.

Due to the issue, other routes have been affected, according to National Rail, which will impact passengers using CrossCountry, LNER, Lumo, or TransPennine Express services.

These are all the routes affected as a result:

  • CrossCountry between Penzance and Edinburgh / Aberdeen, and between Plymouth / Bristol Temple Meads / Birmingham New Street and Edinburgh
  • LNER between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Inverness
  • Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh
  • TransPennine Express between Newcastle / Berwick-upon-Tweed and Edinburgh

In a statement, National Rail said: "An object being caught on the overhead electric wires between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Edinburgh means that trains have to run at a reduced speed towards Edinburgh. Trains running between these stations may be delayed by up to 30 minutes."

Train company LNER also warned of delays on its trains, by saying on Twitter: "#LNERUpdate Due to an object being caught on the overhead electric wires between #Edinburgh and #BerwickUponTweed, services are subject to delays when passing in the surrounding area."