2026年2月20日,一棵树枝损坏了空中电缆,在高峰时段中,西米德兰列车服务被打断了一个多小时. A tree branch damaged overhead cables on February 20, 2026, disrupting West Midlands train services for over an hour during rush hour.

2026年2月20日, 西中地列车服务中断, 因为一棵树枝在下午4点前损坏了高架电缆, 停止了Birmingham New Street、Bromsgrove和Redditch之间的所有列车, 并影响了Worcester Shrub Hill 和 Hereford的路线。 On February 20, 2026, West Midlands train services were disrupted after a tree branch damaged overhead cables just before 4 p.m., halting all trains between Birmingham New Street, Bromsgrove, and Redditch, and affecting routes from Worcester Shrub Hill and Hereford. 这些延误在高峰时间持续了一个多小时,下午5时30分得到解决,但西米德兰铁路公司警告说,要继续拖延到晚上。 The delays, which lasted over an hour during rush hour, were resolved by 5:30 p.m., but West Midlands Railway warned of continued delays into the evening. 事件凸显了该地区铁路基础设施易受天气事件影响的脆弱性。 The incident underscores the region’s rail infrastructure vulnerabilities to weather-related events.