Trains cancelled through Ipswich due to heat

Trains set to be cancelled at Ipswich today

Trains due to depart and arrive in Ipswich this afternoon and evening are already being cancelled because of high temperatures.

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Passengers hoping to board the 3.52pm train from Ipswich to London Liverpool Street will find it has been cancelled. The 6.18pm Liverpool Street to Ipswich train is also cancelled.

It follows cancellations and delays last night, when Abellio Greater Anglia said a 60mph speed restriction had been put in place by Network Rail between Stratford and Shenfield. Passengers travelling on the line were also advised to take water with them to keep hydrated.

A spokesman for Abellio said: “Tracks can get a lot hotter than the air temperature and can buckle. That is why Network Rail has imposed restrictions, so services do not damage the tracks.”

Network Rail said that on warm days, rails in direct sunlight can be more than 20C above air temperature.

If a track does buckle in the heat, the line would be forced to close and the track repaired before services can resume. If a section of track is judged to be at risk, Network Rail imposes local speed restrictions.