Major rail line into London is blocked after prepare derails

Rail passengers have been left livid at this time as a ‘don’t journey’ warning was imposed on one among Britain’s busiest traces after it was blocked when a prepare derailed.

South Western Railway (SWR) confirmed it couldn’t run any companies between Woking and London Waterloo after an early morning prepare hit an object on the observe.

Commuters couldn’t get to work and have been additional angered by the cancellations coming at some point after rail fares throughout England and Wales rose by 4.9 per cent.

All passengers have been evacuated from the prepare close to Walton-on-Thames in Surrey when it hit the thing at 5.50am, with one describing the expertise as ‘terrifying’.

Major disruption was anticipated to final for the remainder of the day, with SWR warning passengers: ‘Please don’t journey as there are not any companies at the moment working.’

SWR additionally mentioned can be no alternative buses in place, with companies on different components of its community additionally being delayed as a result of trains and employees have been misplaced.

Paul Scully, the Conservative MP for Sutton, Cheam and Worcester Park, was amongst these caught up within the disruption at this time and posted {a photograph} on X of passengers ready for data.

Another passenger tweeted SWR to say: ‘Atrocious! Paid the elevated fare this morning for a cancelled prepare and a closed ticket workplace. Stuck on the station for one more 30 minutes hoping the subsequent one turns up. What am I even paying for anymore?’

And a 3rd mentioned: ‘Happy Monday all. All set to go to the workplace, up and able to discover that every one trains are cancelled for at the least an hour. Thanks South Western Railway.’

A Network Rail spokesman mentioned: ‘At round 5.50am this morning, a South Western Railway prepare travelling in the direction of London Waterloo struck an object within the Walton-on-Thames space.

‘No-one was injured and all passengers have been safely escorted from the prepare; nevertheless, the traces by the realm are at the moment blocked whereas we examine.

‘Early investigations present the entrance wheels of the prepare are derailed, due to this fact it is prone to take us a while to get the railway reopened.

‘We’re actually sorry for the disruption and can replace prospects on the repairs and timescale for reopening as we all know extra.’

The operator added that tickets for at this time could possibly be used on companies tomorrow, whereas acceptance was on place on London Underground and Great Western Railway through any cheap route.

There was additionally acceptance on the Elizabeth line between London Paddington and Reading and Southern between London Victoria and Southampton and Portsmouth.

SWR confirmed there was ‘excessive disruption on our community’.

In a press release, it mentioned: ‘Due to an operational incident within the Walton-on-Thames space, please don’t try to journey on companies which run between Woking and London Waterloo.

‘The traces operating by the realm are blocked, that means trains can not run between Woking and London Waterloo.

‘There can be a knock-on impression on companies on different components of the community, as trains and crew are displaced. Please examine earlier than travelling on different routes.

‘Disruption is predicted till the top of the day. We are very sorry for the disruption to journeys.’ 

London buses have been additionally taking tickets throughout all cheap routes, whereas CrossCountry companies have been additionally lined between Reading and Bournemouth.

Passenger may additionally use tickets on native buses, with Morebus routes M1, M2, 8, 9, 16, 17, 20 and 40 taking passengers between Bournemouth and Poole.

First bus routes 10 and X51 between Dorchester and Weymouth have been additionally accepting tickets, in addition to the X54 between Poole and Weymouth

In the Woking space, Falcon buses 28, 426, 456, 514 and 515 have been accepting tickets. in addition to Diamond bus route 458.