London Euston chaos LIVE as all trains suspended and Manchester Piccadilly services hit with delays
There is journey chaos on the railways right now as trains from London Euston have been suspended as a consequence of an ongoing technical problem.
Services leaving the key station, together with these to Manchester, have been halted as a consequence of a “fault with the signalling system between Watford Junction and London Euston / Clapham Junction”.
An enormous disruption discover signal within the station has warned travellers that services are anticipated to be impacted ’till additional discover’. In the final hour, 4 trains to Manchester Piccadilly have been cancelled.
Pictures from contained in the station exhibits a whole bunch of passengers ready after a haul of services have been delayed or cancelled this afternoon.
The newest replace from National Rail reads: “A fault with the signalling system between Watford Junction and London Euston / Clapham Junction means all lines are blocked. As a result, services between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised. Major disruption is expected until 19:00.”
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Lines have now reopened however delays stay
All strains have now been reopened following the sooner fault, however delays are anticipated into this night.
The newest National Rail replace says; “Lines have reopened following a fault with the signalling system between Watford Junction and London Euston / Clapham Junction. Trains between these stations should be cancelled, delayed by as much as 90 minutes or revised.
“Major disruption is predicted till 19:00.”
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‘Complete failure of signalling system’
An additional replace from National Rail says:
“At the moment, Southern are working with local staff and colleagues at Network Rail to assess the situation. A complete failure of the signalling system has been reported. Staff are now on site investigating. The system had briefly been restored, but has now failed again.”
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Routes affected by ongoing chaos
The routes affected by the continuing chaos are:
- Avanti West Coast between Glasgow Central / Edinburgh / Birmingham New Street / Milton Keynes Central / Preston and London Euston
- London Northwestern Railway between Birmingham New Street / Milton Keynes Central and London Euston
- London Overground between Watford Junction and London Euston
- Southern between Watford Junction and Clapham Junction
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‘Major disruption’ anticipated to proceed into this night
The newest replace from National Rail warns of ‘main disruption’ right now amid the continuing signalling fault.
It reads: “A fault with the signalling system between Watford Junction and London Euston / Clapham Junction means all strains are blocked. As a end result, services between these stations could also be cancelled, delayed by as much as 60 minutes or revised.
“Major disruption is predicted till 19:00.”
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A packed out Euston station this afternoon
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Stranded travellers met with big disruption discover
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Manchester services being cancelled this afternoon
A variety of services from Euston to Manchester Piccadilly have been cancelled this afternoon because of the ongoing technical problem with the signalling system.
