Train services through Gatwick Airport are back to normal after a train hit an obstruction on the tracks.

Rail operators Thameslink and Southern first reported the issue at about 06:00 GMT on Tuesday, stating that the incident had occurred near Salfords station.

A spokesperson explained that a train had correctly gone through a signal and hit the object, knocking off the train’s shoe gears.

The obstruction was removed and services resumed by 4pm the same day.