A �50,000 reward has been offered following an arson attack which caused severe disruption to train services between Warwick and Birmingham. Network Rail is putting up the money after signalling equipment was set on fire in the Birmingham area on Sunday.
About 100 trains from Snow Hill to Stratford, Leamington and Worcester were affected and thousands of passengers delayed.
Central Trains said almost all trains were running normally on Tuesday.
Repair damage
The incident is being linked to a series of similar incidents in the West Midlands and Warwickshire area and British Transport Police have launched an investigation.
It is thought that equipment cabinets between Small Heath and Tyseley stations were set on fire at about 2100 BST on Sunday causing the disruption to the Central Trains services as well as Chiltern trains to London and Virgin trains to Reading and the South Coast.
Central Trains said work had gone on throughout the night on Monday to repair the damage.
Transport police are hoping the �50,000 reward for information will lead to the conviction of the offender.
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