Rail operators Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express are warning passengers they face disruption for the rest of the day, but have lifted a “do not travel” alert.
Passengers travelling on several major rail lines across South East England have been told to expect cancellations and delays to services throughout Wednesday because of “multiple incidents”.
Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express – all part of the Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) franchise – issued a “do not travel” alert this morning, which has now been lifted.
But services face continuing disruption after the incidents, which included a train derailment near a depot in Selhurst, southeast London.
A separate signal failure between London Blackfriars and Norwood Junction has compounded problems for rail operators, including causing disruption to London Overground’s Windrush Line.
The derailed Southern service had prevented other trains from leaving a nearby depot, but there had been “no confirmed injuries”.
Images from the scene showed one of the carriages skewed across the track, but the entire train had managed to remain upright. Engineers were also spotted working at the site.
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