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Major railway to be shut for up to a week after severe flood damage
Part of the line has been washed away by flood water. Rail services connecting north and south Wales could be cancelled for up to a week due to flood damage. Flash flooding has washed away parts of the track at Pontrilas, Herefordshire, disrupting trains running between Hereford and Abergavenny .
'This has to be addressed, and fast': Mayor tells rail chiefs network problems are 'unacceptable'
Furious Mayor Andy Street has told senior rail executives that current problems on the network are "unacceptable".
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- Major railway to be shut for up to a week after severe flood damagePart of the line has been washed away by flood water. Rail services connecting north and south Wales could be cancelled for up to a week due to flood damage. Flash flooding has washed away parts of the track at Pontrilas, Herefordshire, disrupting trains running between Hereford and Abergavenny .
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