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Hours of train delays after 'cassette tape blown onto overhead power lines'

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Train passengers were forced to wait for hours after a bizarre incident in which a 'cassette tape was blown onto overhead power lines'.Travellers hoping to make the journey between Bolton, Salford and Manchester yesterday evening (Tuesday) faced long delays as the line was shut.The problems began when police received a call about a group of teenagers trespassing on the tracks in Bolton at around 5.30pm.British Transport Police officers couldn't find the youngsters.A spokesman for the force said: "Officers were called to the line in Bolton shortly after 5.30pm yesterday following reports of youths trespassing and placing ballast on the tracks."Officers quickly attended, however the youths had already left the area.

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