Transport networks across the UK are feeling the heat with school summer holidays now in full swing.
Flights have been cancelled for the second day at London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports, while disruption has also hit rail networks in the capital.
London commuters faced rush-hour after trains were suspended on the Elizabeth line on Wednesday. Chaos hit during the morning commute, with the entire Abbey Wood-Paddington section suspended due to an electricity supply failure.
Some trains were cancelled and many were delayed by up to 30 minutes. While all lines have now reopened, disruption is expected at least until 9.30am as the service recovers.
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Delays across the Tube network
There are severe delays on the Metropolitan line this morning after earlier issues on the Elizabeth line.
TfL said: ‘Severe delays while we fix a signal failure at Harrow on the Hill.’
Minor delays are affecting Hammersmith & City due to train cancellations, while Elizabeth line trains have minor delays after a passenger was taken ill on a train at Manor Park.
One frustrated passenger hit out at the London mayor and TfL this morning after Elizabeth line was suspended.
Danielle Alexander said on X (formerly Twitter) it has ‘so many delays it’s becoming a joke.’
Broken down vehicle on the M25
Drivers were warned of severe delays on the M25 in southwest London near Byfleet.
Delays are expected until at least 11.15am anticlockwise between junctions 11 and 10 due to a broken down vehicle, National Highways said.
There are currently delays of 15 minutes against expected traffic as one lane out of four is closed.
No trains on part of the Tube
If you’re travelling on the Tube in northwest London, there is some disruption on a section of the Bakerloo line.
Currently, no trains are running between Queens Park, Harrow and Wealdstone while staff respond to a fire alert at Willesden junction, the latest TfL travel update says.
There is good service on the rest of the line.
Flight cancellations at London airports
Some flights have been cancelled this morning at London Gatwick and Heathrow airports.
At Heathrow, the 8.50am Eurowings flight to Cologne, 11.15am Virgin Atlantic to Miami and 12.10pm Delta Air Lines flight to Detroit have been axed, according to Flightradar24.
At Gatwick, EasyJet cancelled its 8.25am flight to Geneva and the 9.10am to Palma de Mallorca.
British Airways has axed its 10.35am from Gatwick to Jersey.
It comes days after the global Crowdstrike IT outage halted flights, GP and hospital services and media organisations around the world.
Have you been affected by the cancellations? Please email [email protected].
Worst summer traffic hotspots
Summer holidays are in full swing, and so are getaway trips.
With weather looking warm and bright at the weekend, holidaymakers are likely to flock to beaches, parks and nature beauty spots.
The RAC has predicted a whopping 27 million trips during this week.
Here are the worst likely congestion hotspots over the weekend.
Read more here where the worst single queue is most likely to build up on Saturday – the busiest day of the great summer getaway week.
Congestion on the M25
If you’re travelling to and from London by car this morning, there might be some delays on the M25 as summer getaway season kicks off.
Traffic is slow on a section of the M25 in north London.
There is congestion on the M25 anticlockwise from Stapleford Tawney to Waltham Cross at junction 25 to A10.
The motoring expert RAC predicts 2.6 million journeys on Wednesday alone, culminating to the busiest day on UK roads on Saturday when 3.6 million holidaymakers are expected to travel.
Travel chaos after train line closure
Commuters have had a sticky start to their journeys this morning after trains on the Elizabeth line were suspended.
An electric supply failure between Abbey Wood and London Paddington brought all trains to a halt on the busy line.
While engineers were able to fix the issue, disruption is expected at least until 9.30am.
If you’re travelling on Elizabeth line this morning, brace yourself for cancellations, delays of up to 30 minutes or last-minute changes.
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