c2c services set to restart after Barking freight derailment

Update - Passenger services are set to restart after the freight derailment at Barking <i>(Image: c2c)</i>
Update - Passenger services are set to restart after the freight derailment at Barking (Image: c2c)
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c2c passenger services are set to resume following weeks of disruption caused by a freight train derailment.

Services between Barking, Dagenham Dock, Rainham and Purfleet will restart on Wednesday, November 11, alongside London Overground services on the Suffragette line.

A GB Rail freight train derailed on October 23, causing significant damage to the railway.

Update - Passenger services are set to restart after the freight derailment at Barking (Image: c2c)

Engineering teams have since repaired more than 1.2 kilometres of track, replaced damaged signalling equipment and cabling, and rebuilt bespoke track points.

Rob Mullen, chief customer and commercial officer at GBR Anglia, said: “I’d like to thank customers for their patience and understanding through this very challenging time.

“I recognise this has caused significant disruption to customers, and I want to say sorry for the impact this has had to their journeys.”

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