Trains delayed between Durham and Darlington after failure

Trains delayed between Durham and Darlington due to incident on rails
Trains delayed between Durham and Darlington due to incident on rails
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Trains are currently delayed between Durham and Darlington after a fault on the rails. 

Line-side equipment has been affected in an incident on the train tracks.

Delays of 20 minutes are expected for around the next hour. 

A spokesperson for TransPennine Trains said: "Due to a problem with line-side equipment between Durham and Darlington trains have to run at reduced speed on some lines."

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