Commuters using Leeds railway station suffered lengthy delays this morning when cargo from a goods train touched an overhead power line.
Services along routes to the north and west of the city were hit at the start of the rush hour after a piece of the scrap metal cargo from the goods train came into contact with the power cable.
Network Rail said the incident happened in the Shipley area at 7am and all trains along the line were brought to a standstill while engineers were called to the scene.
Delays continued as the goods train was then driven at slow speed to a depot at Stourton in south Leeds, delaying services coming into the city via the junction at Kirkstall.
Northern Rail services from Ilkley and Skipton were worst hit, with two passenger trains stuck directly behind the goods train being delayed for more than an hour.
The 6.55am service from Skipton to London Kings Cross was also badly delayed.
The line was open as normal from 8.30am but the backlog of delays is likely to continue later into the morning.
Several services on the East Coast Mainline were also cancelled because of the weather, including the 6.40am and 7.20am Leeds to London trains.
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