Emergency services are working to get passengers off the train safely, but there are no reported injuries.

Avanti West Coast said its 4.28am service from Glasgow to Euston came off the tracks at 6.10am near the village of Shap, which is on the West Coast Main Line.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said a major incident had been declared.

She told LBC Radio: “I have been informed of this incident within the last half an hour or so.

“We will work swiftly to make sure that people can get off the train safely.”

The incident is likely to cause disruption “for a number of days”, Avanti West Coast said.

A spokesperson added: “At 06.10hrs today, 3 November, the 04:28 Avanti West Coast service from Glasgow to Euston was reported to have derailed at Shap in Cumbria.

“Our priority is the we

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