There is major disruption at a busy London station set to last until well into the afternoon.
Damage to the overhead electric wires between Radlett and Kentish Town is blocking several rail lines between Luton and London St Pancras International.
This is impacting several East Midlands Railway and Thameslink services while the damage is repaired.
Passengers are facing hour-long delays or cancellations while the repair work is done, and the disruption isn’t expected to clear until 2pm.
And on the roads, the A34 is blocked southbound near Abingdon in Oxfordshire after a crash involving three lorries. Two of them are very badly damaged and have shed their loads onto the road.
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Larger signs could cost up to £950, with the smaller £150 signs already sold out.
TfL says all profits will help to fund the transport museum.
A34 reopens after serious crash
The A34 near Marcham in Oxfordshire has now fully reopened after a serious crash this morning.
Two lorries were seriously damaged in the collision and shed their loads over the carriageway.
Clean-up and recovery work is now finished.
Jet2 announces five new destinations
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have unveiled five new destinations to their flight roster.
From summer next year they will be adding Poros, Aegina and Leros in Greece to their roster.
Tallinn in Estonia will be added in winter 2025, while Palermo in Italy will join their schedule in summer 2026.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, expressed his enthusiasm: ‘The launch of five brand-new destinations is fantastic news for our customers and it comes in direct response to the demand for our award-winning holidays no matter what time of the year.
‘As a result of today’s announcement, we are expanding our summer sun programme as well as our fantastic selection of Christmas market trips.’
Second points failure between Shepherds Bush and and Willesden Junction / Watford Junction
A points failure between Shepherds Bush and and Willesden Junction / Watford Junction has happened for a second time, blocking all lines in the area just as services were recovering from the last incident.
Repairs are ongoing but passengers face cancellations or delays of around half an hour.
The disruption to Southern and London Overground services could now last until 3pm.
What’s happening on the London Underground?
Here’s the situation on the Tube right now:
Metropolitan line: Severe delays between Baker Street and Aldgate due to an earlier faulty train at Finchley road. Minor delays on the rest of the line
Piccadilly line: No service between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge due to poor rail conditions caused by significant leaf fall. Minor delays between Acton town and Rayners Lane due to shortage of trains
The rest of the London Underground is running a good service.
Embankment damage causes disruption between Tamworth and Nuneaton all week
During a routine inspection overnight on Tuesday, embankment damage was found between Polesworth and Atherstone.
Network Rail engineers are on site and working hard to assess the scale of the damage, monitor the situation and put a plan in place to complete the necessary repairs.
Currently, one of the two southbound lines between Tamworth and Nuneaton is closed.
Trains running between these stations may be cancelled, revised or delayed by up to 20 minutes.
Disruption is expected to continue until at least the end of the day on Friday (December 6).
It’s impacting the following routes:
Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Lancaster / Blackpool North / Preston / Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool Lime Street / Holyhead / Chester / Wrexham General and London Euston
London Northwestern Railway between Crewe and Rugby / Northampton / London Euston
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Incident blocks lines between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury
The emergency services are currently dealing with an incident near the railway between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury.
All lines are blocked and trains running between the two stations are facing cancellations or delays of up to 40 minutes.
The disruption to West Midlands Railway and Transport for Wales services is expected to last until about 2pm.
M606 partly reopens after vehicle fire
The M606 has partially reopened northbound after a vehicle fire this morning blocked the road.
There is still one lane closed between junction 1 for the M62 and junction 3 near Bradford.
National Highways is warning drivers to allow extra time for their journey.
Disruption in Wolverhampton area for the rest of the day
There’s been a signal fault near Wolverhampton which is disrupting all services running between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street.
On top of that, there’s a fault on a train which is disrupting West Midlands Railway services in the same area.
Those incidents combined are creating delays of up to half an hour, with cancellations possible – and this disruption is expected to last until the end of the day.
It’s impacting the following services:
Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Blackpool North / Lancaster / Manchester Piccadilly and London Euston
CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street / Bristol Temple Meads / Southampton Central / Bournemouth / Paignton
London Northwestern Railway between Liverpool Lime Street / Crewe and Birmingham New Street
Transport for Wales between Holyhead / Aberystwth / Chester / Crewe and Birmingham International
Transport for Wales between Aberystywth and Birmingham New Street
West Midlands Railway between Shrewsbury / Wolverhampton / Walsall and Birmingham New Street
West Midlands Railway between Wolverhampton and Walsall / Rugeley Trent Valley
Disruption between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction / Watford Junction
All lines are blocked between Shepherds Bush and Willesden Junction / Watford Junction after a points failure.
Trains could be delayed or cancelled and the disruption is expected to last until 11.30am.
It’s impacting all London Overground and Southern services which run in the area.
What’s happening on the London Underground?
The Piccadilly line is still partially closed due to leaves on the line, but here are the latest updates elsewhere:
Metropolitan line: Severe delays between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge / Watford / Chesham / Amersham due to an earlier faulty train at Finchley road. Minor delays on the rest of the line
Mildmay line (London Overground): No service between Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction while we fix a points failure at Shepherds Bush
Piccadilly line: No service between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge due to poor rail conditions caused by significant leaf fall
Full list of routes affected by St Pancras disruption
There are several routes affected by the overhead electric wire damage near St Pancras this morning:
East Midlands Railway between Lincoln / Sheffield / Nottingham / Corby / Kettering and London St Pancras International
Thameslink between Bedford and Three Bridges / East Grinstead / Horsham / Brighton / Rainham
Thameslink between Luton and Elephant & Castle / Gillingham / Rainham / Orpington
Thameslink between St Albans and Sutton
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Official A34 diversion route after serious crash
Follow the route marked with the solid triangle symbol on local road signs:
From the A34 southbound, leave at the Botley interchange
At the roundabout, use the 3rd exit and join the A420
Continue for approximately 5 miles, to the A338 roundabout
Use the 1st exit and join the A338
Follow the A338 for approximately 9 miles into Wantage
At the A417 (Seesen Way) T junction turn left and continue for approximately 5 miles to a roundabout at Rowstock
Take the first exit from the roundabout on to the A4130
Follow the A4130 for 2 miles to the Milton Interchange
At the Milton Interchange roundabout take the fourth exit to rejoin the A34 southbound
M606 closed by vehicle fire
The M606 is closed northbound between junction 1 for the M62 and 3 for Bradford due to a vehicle fire.
The fire service is in attendance – and National Highways are in the process of releasing traffic past the fire in lane 3.
Traffic is being diverted past local routes.
A34 blocked after three lorries crash in Oxfordshire
The A34 is currently closed southbound after a crash between three lorries.
The closure is between the Marcham Road Interchange for Abingdon and Witney, and the Milton Interchange for Chilton, Milton, Didcot and Wantage.
Two of the lorries were very badly damaged in the crash, and shed their loads over the road.
Police and highways officers are at the scene, but it’s expected the road will need to be closed for ‘a protracted period’ while clean-up and recovery takes place.
What’s happening on the London Underground?
Here’s the latest situation on the Tube this morning:
Elizabeth line: Severe delays between Paddington and Heathrow and Reading while we fix faulty track in the Acton Main Line area
Metropolitan line: Severe delays between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Aldgate while we fix a faulty train
Bakerloo line: Minor delays between Queen’s Park and Elephant & Castle due to an earlier faulty train
Piccadilly line: No service between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge due to poor rail conditions caused by significant leaf fall
Delays in Portsmouth after trespasser on the line
A trespasser on the tracks near Portsmouth Harbour forced all lines running between Portsmouth & Southsea and Fratton to close earlier this morning.
Lines have now fully reopepned, but residual delays could still impact your journey.
It’s impacting Southern, Great Western Railway, and South Western Railway services which run un the area.
Disruption around Middlesborough caused by ‘operational incident’
There’s been an operational incident between Eaglescliffe and Middlesborough, which is forcing trains to be cancelled or delayed by up to 40 minutes.
There aren’t any details about the nature of the incident yet, which is affecting Northern and TransPennine Express services.
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