Overview
- Police halted East Coast Main Line trains near Retford after a driver reported a person on the tracks Thursday evening.
- Officers found a vulnerable man on a rail bridge, and negotiators ended the incident at 3:20am Friday with an arrest on suspicion of obstructing the railway.
- Following Thursday's closure, LNER warned of severe disruption Friday as trains and crews started the day out of position.
- The shutdown trapped passengers for hours, with reports of more than eight hours on board, and left nine trains from several operators waiting in a holding queue.
- LNER and Network Rail apologised and let tickets dated April 16–17 be used on any LNER service through Monday, April 20, with free seat rebooking.