Train passenger says delay because of flag flying was ‘bonkers’

A train was disrupted by people trying to hang flags from bridges, a passenger reported (Alamy/PA) -

A train was disrupted by people trying to hang flags from bridges, a passenger reported.

Railway electrification expert Noel Dolphin posted on social media that attempts to fly flags meant speed restrictions were imposed on the East Midlands Railway (EMR) service he was travelling on.