Overview
- West Midlands Railway warned just before 8am Friday that emergency services were dealing with an incident between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury and that all lines were blocked with services subject to cancellation.
- British Transport Police said they were called to the line near Codsall at 7.24am and that paramedics pronounced a person dead at the scene.
- Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious and that they will prepare a file for the coroner.
- The line has since reopened but passengers should expect ongoing delays and cancellations, and West Midlands Railway ordered road replacement transport to call at all stations on the route.
- Local outlets are running live updates and commuters are advised to check operator posts and allow extra journey time while official inquiries and coroner processes continue.