A burst water pipe wreaked havoc on trains from London Victoria station this morning.
Holidaymakers heading to Gatwick Airport faced delays and cancellations after a burst water main on Ebury Street outside the station.
Gatwick Express and Southern trains could be cancelled or delayed by up to 30 minutes, with disruption expected until 11.30am as service resumes after the lines reopened.
The London Overground is partly suspended due to a fault with the signalling system at Hampstead Heath. Some lines are blocked, causing cancellations and delays between Gospel Oak and Startford and Barking likely to last until 3pm, Transport for London (TfL) said.
Meanwhile, drivers on UK roads face congestion, including on the M60, M26 and M25.
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Thames Water comments on burst pipe incident at Victoria
All lines have now reopened after the burst water main on Ebury Street forced trains to slow down at London Victoria.
However, delays and cancellations are likely until 11.30am as services recover from the disruption.
than usual, National Rail said.
A spokesperson for Thames Water told Metro.co.uk: ‘We were alerted to a suspected burst near Victoria Station earlier this morning.
‘Our engineers are attending Ebury Street where they will work to locate the leak before carrying out the necessary repairs.
‘We are very sorry to local residents and commuters for any disruption caused during this time.’
Major disruption on trains from Bristol
CrossCountry and Great Western Railway trains have been hit by severe delays and cancellations after an emergency incident between Taunton and Bristol Temple Meads.
All lines have been closed as a result.
Passengers should brace themselves for cancellations and delays of up to 60 minutes.
The disruption is expected to last until 10am, National Rail warned.
Here are the affected routes.
- between Penzance and Edinburgh, between Plymouth and Bristol Temple Meads / Derby / Edinburgh, and also between Paignton and Bristol Temple Meads
- between Penzance / Plymouth / Paignton / Taunton and London Paddington, between Penzance / Plymouth / Exeter St Davids / Taunton and Cardiff Central, between Newquay / Taunton and Bristol Temple Meads, and also between Plymouth and Gloucester
CrossCountry is trying to sort out replacement vehicles between Exeter St Davids and Bristol Temple Meads, with further information expected once it is confirmed.
Great Western Railway has been able to arrange ‘a very limited replacement transport between Taunton and Exeter St Davids,’ National Rail said.
Passengers ‘strongly advised’ to sort out their own travel between Taunton and Exeter St Davids, it said.
Burst water main impacts trains to Gatwick Airport
A water main has burst near the railway not far from London Victoria.
Trains have to run slower on all lines which means services are being delayed.
This is impacting Gatwick Express trains as well as Southern services to and from Victoria.
Disruption is expected to last until 10.30am.
Ten trains bound for London Liverpool Street cancelled
A missed deadline means people will struggle to travel from Norwich to London until 11am this morning, National Rail said.
Ten trains scheduled to terminate at London Liverpool Street Station have already been cancelled due to engineering work not finishing on time.
Some Norwich-bound trains are instead terminating an hour’s drive south at Ipswich.
Greater Anglia is trying to source alternative means of transporting passengers to their final destination.
London Overground delays expected to last all morning
Good luck catching a London Overground train in north and east London, where disruption is expected to last all morning due to a signalling fault.
There are currently no trains between Willesden Junction and Camden Road, or between Gospel Oak and Walthamstow Queen’s Road.
Services between Camden Road and Stratford may also face delays, according to TfL, which expects it to last until midday.
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