Work is underway to repair pieces of broken railway track at Ely in Cambridgeshire.

The track was damaged after a freight train with 11 wagons derailed from the line on Monday, 14 August.

With the wagons now removed, the broken rails are being lifted away before replacement tracks are installed over a quarter-mile stretch of the route. The scheme is scheduled to be completed over the weekend.

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Simon Ancona, Network Rail's chief operating officer for Anglia, said: "We've made excellent progress and have moved all the wagons from the track. We're now starting extensive repair work to replace the damaged track over a quarter of a mile stretch.

"Our engineers are working tirelessly to complete this so we can reopen the line on Monday as planned so passengers will be on the move once again. I'd like to thank passengers for their continued patience."

(LM)