Network Rail and their engineers are working to remove 15ft-long icicles which have formed in a railway tunnel between Manchester and Buxton.
The icicles in Eaves Tunnel pose a safety risk for drivers and passengers should a train hit one.
No trains can run through the tunnel until the icicles are removed.
Snow ploughs are being used to remove the icicles. Scaffolding has been installed to remove the icicles in areas that are reachable by the ploughs.
What did the officials say?
A Network Rail spokesperson said: “Due to the treacherous conditions at Eaves Tunnel, we’ve closed the Hazel Grove to Buxton line to trains for safety reasons.
“To get the line up and running as quickly as possible, we’re using a number of methods. This includes using our own snow ploughs, road rail vehicles, as well as installing scaffolding inside the tunnel to hack away at the sheer number of icicles that have formed as a result of the cold weather.”
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It is similar to the icicles that froze at Stoke Tunnel. South of Ipswich railway station in Ipswich on the London-Norwich “Great Eastern” Main Line. Due to the #BeastfromtheEast weather few weeks ago.