Commuters are waking up to travel misery this morning as the ongoing effects of heavy rain and flooding extend to a second day.
The A421 in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire is still closed due to flooding blocking the road in both directions.
This is having a knock-on effect on the A5, which is also blocked on its northbound carriageway.
Yesterday saw railway lines flooded up and down the UK as huge swathes of the country were impacted by an amber weather warning for rain.
A driver had to be rescued from their flooded car in Wallington, south London, while parts of the London Underground and Overground were suspended due to the flooding.
Freight train blocks tracks at Hackney Wick
Commuters were left frustrated at Hackney Wick, east London, after a freight train blocked the tracks at peak rush hour.
Footage shows the container freight train sitting on the tracks on platform two this morning.
An eyewitness said all trains going east were delayed because the container train was sat on the tracks for 20 minutes.
Signalling fault disrupts trains between Romford and London Liverpool Street
Another signalling issue has hit the railway network this morning – this time at Maryland, east London.
Unfortunately for passengers, Elizabeth line on the London Underground and Greater Anglia trains could be cancelled, delayed by up to 25 minutes or revised.
At the moment, the disruption is expected to clear just after rush hour at 9.30am.
Rush hour delays at Blackwall Tunnel
Drivers heading to Blackwall Tunnel should allow extra time and patience after a warning over long delays.
Traffic analyst Inrix says the A102 northbound before the tunnel has heavy congestion, stretching to the A2 into Blackheath.
Traffic appears to move slowly in both Blackwall Tunnel South and North.
Heavy flooding blocks train tracks in Oxfordshire
Train lines towards London from Banbury and Bicester North are blocked after heavy flooding.
This means commuters on Chiltern Railways face delays of up to half an hour, cancellations or diversions.
Trains towards London will skip Bicester North, so passengers should travel from Bicester Village instead, National Rail said.
The disruption is expected to last until 12 midday, but this might be revised.
Passengers can use their tickets on Great Western Railway between Banbury and London.
The affected routes are Birmingham Snow Hill / Birmingham Moor Street / Banbury and London Marylebone.
Flooding disrupting trains between Rugby and Milton Keynes
This is affecting all Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway services running between Rugby and Milton Keynes.
The disruption is set to last throughout the rush hour period, and is predicted to end at around 10am.
National Rail has provided advice for people hoping to travel to or through these stations this morning:
Avanti West Coast
You can use your ticket to travel on the following service at no extra cost:
- CrossCountry, London North Eastern Railway, London Northwestern Railway and TransPennine Trains via any reasonable.
- Great Western Railway and Northern via any reasonable route.
London Northwestern Railway
- You may use your ticket on Avanti West Coast services via any reasonable route.
- Rail replacement transport (supplied via Stagecoach) is operating between Northampton and Milton Keynes Central via Wolverton.
Flooding causes disruption between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings
Yesterday’s flooding is still having an impact in Kent and Sussex. Part of the signalling system failed near Wadhurst after heavy rain partially flooded the railway.
Repairs weren’t completed overnight, so Southeastern’s Hastings line won’t be able to run a full service until the end of the day.
An hourly train will run between Hastings and Tonbridge all day today, but services could still be cancelled, delayed by up to 45 minutes, or changed.
London Underground updates
The Tube is currently running fairly smoothly this morning, with just some minor delays on three lines.
The Hammersmith & City and Circle lines are both facing minor delays due to a signalling problem in the Hammersmith area.
Meanwhile the District line is also facing minor delays between Earl’s Court and Wimbledon after a signal failure at East Putney.
TfL says there’s good service on the rest of the District line.
Disruption in south London after points failure near London Bridge
Thameslink trains running between Rainham and Luton are currently disrupted, and the points failure is expected to keep causing issues until 9am.
Thameslink services that would normally run between Rainham and Luton, via London Bridge, will be reduced.
They will now operate a shuttle service between Rainham and Dartford.
Journey planners are being updated right now, so short notice service alterations will be taking place.
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