Lines between Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea have reopened, National Rail says, clearing the incident at 4.31pm. Damaged overhead wires had stopped all trains.

Update, 4.43pm: National Rail marked the incident cleared at 4.31pm and says lines have reopened. It says the “disruption between Alresford and Great Bentley following damage to the overhead electric wires has now ended.”

Damage to the overhead electric wires between Alresford and Great Bentley meant no trains could run between Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea or Walton-on-the-Naze, National Rail said. Limited replacement buses ran.

  • What: Some lines were closed, affecting Greater Anglia trains. Lines have now reopened.
  • Where: Between Alresford and Great Bentley, east of Colchester.
  • When: Reported at 12.04pm. National Rail marked it cleared at 4.31pm.

Source: National Rail live travel information. Last checked at 4.43pm on Thursday 12 November.