Fire close to tracks in Sleaford halts rail passengers services

Both fire crews from Sleaford were called to a building fire at Walnutgarth, which backs up to the Grantham to Skegness line.

Crews in breathing apparatus used hoses to extinguish the blaze which was reported at around 2.30pm.

However Network Rail announced that the fire close to the tracks was affecting both the line between Lincoln and Peterborough, and the line between Grantham and Boston.

Train services were initially delayed and then East Midlands Railway sourced rail replacement buses at both Boston and Skegness to keep passengers on the move as and when required.

The disruption was cleared by 5pm when trains began to return to normal, although some trains were expected to be cancelled or delayed by up to 60 minutes.