Four London Underground lines and Overground hit by delays and closures

We’re sorry to report that there are still several issues riddling the TfL network.

While only five lines are experiencing delays or closures compared to six earlier, this isn’t the news you may have been hoping to read.

At the time of writing, there are severe delays on the Jubilee line due to a signal failure. Delays have also been reported on the Central and Hammersmith & City lines.

Two chunks of the Piccadilly line also remain closed. Replacement buses are running between Wood Green and Cockfosters, while riders are recommended to use the Metropolitan line to travel between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge.

Replacement buses are also running for the Overground, with no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford this weekend.

Traffic is stopped on the M3 eastbound in Surrey between junction 3 and 2 following a collision involving an overturned vehicle.

National Highways said on X: ‘National Highways Traffic Officers are on scene. Delays are building on approach, please allow extra time for your journey.’

There are severe delays on the London Underground’s Hammersmith & City line right now due to train cancellations, according to TFL.

The Jubilee line between London Bridge and North Greenwich is still suspended while a signal failure at Canary Wharf is fixed. Severe delays continue on the rest of the line.

There are minor delays on the Bakerloo and Central lines.

There are no longer delays on the southbound A23 from Redhill to Gatwick Airport.

All four lanes were temporarily blocked this morning after a collision.

The lanes were gradually opened one by one but long delays continued for some time and drivers were told to allow more time for their journeys.

There is currently no service on the Jubilee line between London Bridge and North Greenwich while a signal failure at Canary Wharf is being fixed, according to TFL’s website.

There are severe delays on the rest of the line.

But the delays on the Bakerloo line we mentioned earlier have gone from severe to minor.

One lane is closed on the southbound A242 in Kent between Dartford and Sevenoaks following a collision.

There are delays of more than 60 minutes.

There are currently severe delays on the Bakerloo Line on the London Underground due to an earlier signal failure at Queen’s Park.

Tickets are valid on local London Buses and London Overground.

More than half of journeys taken from London City Airport last year could have been completed by train instead of plane in under six hours, according to new data.

Most of the airport’s destinations are mainland Europe and the analysis – conducted by the New Economics Foundation thinktank (NEF) and the environmental charity Possible – found many were easy to access by rail.

As the Guardian reports, the research showed 43.7% of the destinations could be reached in under five hours, 54.1% in under six and 66.2% in under eight.

The data was shared as the government decides whether or not to allow the airport to expand capacity from 6.5 million to 9 million passengers.

NEF and Possible say expansion would have negative environmental and social impacts, and only benefit frequent flyers who are more likely to be wealthy.

Trains between Barrow-in-Furness and Carlisle in Cumbria may be cancelled or delayed by up to 45 minutes up until 8pm this evening.

The disruption is due to a member of crew being unavailable, says train operator Northern.

You can use your ticket on TransPennine Express Services between Carlisle and Lancaster until 8pm.

Some cancelled trains will be replaced by ‘road transport’, according to National Rail.

The A47 has now fully reopened after being closed for around 12 hours due to police investigating a crash.

It was shut between the A1064 for Acle and the A149 for Great Yarmouth at around 1am but is now open again.

All lanes are now open on the M23 in Surrey southbound between junction 8 for Redhill and junction 9 for Gatwick.

It follows an earlier blockage due to a collision.

Long delays remain in the area but this should start to ease now, says National Highways.

Just a reminder that there is no service on the London Overground between Hackney Downs and Chingford all weekend due to rail works.

Replacement bus service L3 is operating between Hackney Downs and Chingford via Clapton, St James Street, Walthamstow Central, Wood Street and Highams Park.

Train delays between Tonbridge in Kent and Hastings in East Sussex are expected until 2.30pm following a trespassing incident on the railway.

All lines are now open but services may be delayed by up to 20 minutes.

The trespassing incident happened in the village of Frant in East Sussex, says National Rail.

There are long delays on the M4 in Berkshire after one lane was closed westbound between junction 13 in Newbury and Junction 14 in Hungerford due to a broken down HGV.

All lanes are open but National Highways says there are still delays of around an hour, although congestion should soon ease.

A second lane has now opened on the southbound M23 between Redhill and junction 9 in Gatwick but National Highways said there are still long delays.

It advises drivers to allow extra time for their journey.

Traffic has been released on the M23 in Surrey southbound between junction 8 in Redhill and Junction 9 in Gatwick following a collision.

Three lanes of four remain closed with traffic now passing. Drivers are being urged to allow extra time for their journey, says the Highway Agency,

The M23 in Surrey is currently blocked southbound between junction 8 in Redhill and junction 9 in Gatwick due to a collision, says National Highways.

Traffic officers are at the scene attempting to get the vehicles moved.

Aslef’s lead negotiator has said the union is putting ‘members first’ in a ‘toxic situation’ after announcing a fresh series of strikes.

Train drivers working for LNER – which runs the passenger service on the East Coast main line between London and Edinburgh – will walk out on weekends from the end of August in a dispute about working agreements.

The dispute is separate from the long-running row over pay, which looks likely to be resolved after a new offer this week from the government.

Lead negotiator Nigel Roebuck told Times Radio: ‘We work within agreements, we jointly sign up to agreements. We make agreements, we don’t break them.

‘When you get to the strike action decision, it’s because all else has failed. You can only try for so long.’

He praised Transport Secretary Louise Haigh for being ‘the adult in the room’ during pay negotiations, but said LNER had ‘consistently blocked’ attempts to settle the latest dispute.

‘We put our members first and our members’ mandate is on a separate issue which has been ongoing for two years,’ he said.

‘This dispute is not connected to the pay, it’s about upgrading of our agreements.

‘We’ve now got a toxic situation, we’ve got morale in the gutter among our members.

‘Our members are saying they want to work to their agreements, they want respect and dignity and we need to move forward.’

The planned strikes will cover a total of 22 days covering every Saturday and Sunday from September 1 to November 10.

An LNER spokesperson said: ‘Our priority focus will be on minimising disruption to customers during the forthcoming Aslef strikes, which sadly will continue to cause disruption and delays.

‘We are surprised and disappointed to hear this news following recent constructive conversations.

‘We will continue to work with Aslef to find a way to end this long running dispute which only damages the rail industry.’

A shortage of train crew between Bedford and Bletchley in Bedfordshire means trains are currently unable to run between these stations, according to National Rail.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day and replacement buses will operate instead.

A fault on a train at Leigh-on-Sea in Essex means some C2C trains running to and from London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until at least 11am.