Latest on cancellations and delays after major rail disruption hits southern England
Southern Railway has provided an update on the major rail disruption.
Commuters should expect cancellations and delays after major rail disruption hits southern England. Southern Railway has provided an update on their website which reads: “A fault with the radio system between the driver and the signaller is affecting services on the South England network. Some services may be delayed up to 90 minutes or cancelled as a result.
“Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.
“A visual disruption map video is available.
The advice for CrossCountry customers is that their tickets can be used at no extra cost on the two CrossCountry services operating before and after their cancelled service. Tickets can also be used at no extra cost on Great Western Railway services between Reading and Basingstoke and also on South Western Railway services between Bassingstoke and Bournemouth.
Great Western Railway has given an update on services between Reading and Basingstoke and said that tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on Cross Country via any reasonable route and also on South Western Railway via any reasonable route.
If you are using Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink, the customer advice is as follows: “If you are travelling this morning, delays and cancellations are expected to Southern services running to and from London Victoria and on the coast. Services are now able to run between Chichester towards Havant, however, multiple services have been affected by this problem, therefore delays and cancellations may continue until trains and crews are back in the right places.
Customers also need to be aware that some Barnham to Bognor Regis services may not run, some Brighton to Southampton Central services may not run, some Brighton to Portsmouth and Southsea services may not run, some London Victoria to Portsmouth Harbour services may not run and some Horsham to Bognor Regis services will remain suspended.
What caused the major rail disruption?
There was a problem with the railway's rail system which has resulted in the major rail disruption hitting southern England. Southern Western Railway has warned commuters to expect significant delays across the network and to expect trains to be delayed, cancelled or held in stations.
An hour ago National Rail posted on X and wrote: “ #GTRDisruption #SouthLondonDisruption - Disruption to South London area services until 12:00
“A fault with the radio system between the driver and the signaller is affecting services on the South London network. Trains may be delayed by up to 15 minutes or cancelled as a result.”“NA fault with the radio system between the driver and the signaller is affecting services on the South England network. Some services may be delayed by up to 90 minutes or