Birmingham Airport is warning passengers to allow extra time to get to the airport due to problems on rail lines.
Train services across England are being severely delayed and cancelled after overhead electric wires stopped working in the Midlands.
Network Rail told the BBC an empty early morning train leaving Birmingham International station, bound for Coventry, ‘became involved in an incident’ which significantly damaged the line and the train, blocking the line.
Network Rail warned the ‘major disruption’ would go on until at least 20:00 on Tuesday.
The problems are affecting many key rail routes, including services to London, Edinburgh, Manchester, North Wales and Southampton.
