'Suicide', flood and faults hit London commuters
Thursday 03 March 2011
Related articles
Rail passengers endured severe disruption today as emergency services dealt with what is believed to be a passenger suicide at a major station.
The incident caused delays in and out of London's Waterloo station, with some trains beginning and terminating at Clapham Junction.
Delays were expected to last until 11am.
There was also disruption to services run by National Express East Anglia due to a signalling fault between Cambridge and Stowmarket, while First Capital Connect trains were delayed by a signal problem at Cuffley in Hertfordshire.
Tube travellers also had disrupted journeys. Flooding meant that District and Circle line services were unable to operate at Victoria station.
A faulty train at Great Portland Street led to delays to Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith & City line services.
There was also a faulty train at Mile End which caused disruption on the Central line.
Later it was announced that delays in and out of Waterloo, which were extending to 60 minutes, would last until around 1pm.
- 1 What, let gays get married? We must be bonkers
- 2 'Something passed underneath us, quite close': Airbus A320 has close encounter with UFO
- 3 Rocky Horror star Tim Curry 'suffers major stroke'
- 4 Lord of the Sings: Sir Christopher Lee, 91, to release heavy metal album
- 5 Exclusive: Woolwich killings suspect Michael Adebolajo was inspired by cleric banned from UK after urging followers to behead enemies of Islam
Get your summer started with British Military Fitness
BMF is the UK’s biggest and best loved outdoor fitness classes
Visit York
Find out what The Independent's resident travel expert has to say about one of the most beautiful small cities in the world
Making reading fun for kids
Nook is donating eReaders to volunteers at high-need schools and participating in exclusive events throughout the campaign.
Introducing the 'Get Reading' campaign
Get the latest on The Evening Standard's campaign to get London's children reading.
Enter the latest Independent competitions
Win anything from gadgets to five-star holidays on our competitions and offers page.
Business videos from commercial thought leaders
Watch the best in the business world give their insights into the world of business.
Day In a Page
Johnny Marr talks relationships and reunions
In pictures: After the flood
Death becomes her: A very modern mortician
School of chop: Learning the art of butchery
The man who's eaten everywhere
A Berliner in 1963 – but did John F Kennedy once admire Adolf Hitler?










Comments