Trains on busy Cleveland resume after a truck crashed onto the tracks

Train services have resumed on a Brisbane line after a truck crash caused delays of up to an hour this morning.

Truck going onto train tracks near Manly Station.

Train services on part of Brisbane’s Cleveland line have resumed after a truck crashed onto the tracks near a bayside station this morning, causing delays of up to an hour for frustrated commuters.

Queensland Police were called to the scene, near the Manly Rail Station at Florence and Ronald St, around 6.36am.

Update: Cleveland line trains are suspended between Lota and Lindum stations due to a truck on the tracks at Manly station. Expect delays of up to 60 minutes. Alternative transport has been arranged to transport customers. https://t.co/SvxLRrxQ6b #TLAlert #TLClevelandline pic.twitter.com/0Jd3J8iu36

— TransLink (@TransLinkSEQ) August 21, 2020

Services between Lota and Lindum have been suspended as a result of the crash.

Truck going onto train tracks near Manly Station.

Rail replacement buses were organised to take commuters to the next available station.

A Queensland Rail spokesman said the vehicle has now been removed and train services have now resumed.