Beleaguered commuters travelling through London’s Waterloo Station tomorrow morning are set to ace fresh misery after being warned to expect another round of delays.
Services across all of South Western Railways’ network were disrupted today due to a track-side fire, causing major disruption to journeys from Waterloo.
Thousands of commuters were pictured gathered on the station concourse earlier this evening and nearly all trains in and out of the station were either cancelled or delayed.
Tonight, National Rail have tweeted: ‘There may be some delays and short-formed services tomorrow morning due to trains and train crew displacement.
‘More information and advice will be provided as soon as it is available.’
Today’s fire affected the track circuits on three of the lines, causing three platforms to be taken out of use.
The blaze led to a large build-up of trains in the area, with some passengers sitting on stationary trains for more than an hour.
Hundreds of commuters wait in the terminal at Waterloo Station, London, as trains and the tube network struggles to cope with melted snow and catching up from mass cancellations yesterday
Some snow is still expected in parts of the capital, with rainfall from Storm Anna passing across Belgium and France also affecting areas of the south east today
To make matters worse, a train developed a fault on the Guildford-Ascot line in the Aldershot area – blocking the line for a while – leading to further disruption to SWR services.
South Western Rail issued a statement, saying: ‘Due to a lineside fire at London Waterloo some lines are blocked.
South Western Railways says its entire network has been disrupted due to a track-side fire, causing major disruption to journeys from Waterloo Station.
The rail firm has confirmed that services could be delayed for up to 60 minutes or revised, and are advising passengers no to travel on its services.
The fire affected the track circuits on three of the lines, causing three platforms to be taken out of use.
London commuters battled through their journey to work as trains and the tube network caught up after mass cancellations yesterday. Pictured is a Jubilee Line train running on icy tracks in Stanmore, north London
The capital experienced the highest levels of snow fall since March 2013, with snow and ice accumulations still spread across the city. Early morning commuters are pictured trudging down the platform in Stanmore, north London
Children are pictured walking to school in Stamore, north London. Several of the capital’s schools have been forced to close
Yesterday saw the highest levels of snow in London for almost five years – since March 2013. Londoners took to social media to post pictures of parks, gardens and vehicles covered in white
Transport for London are now saying there is a good service on the network.
National Rail said poor weather conditions were affecting train services across England and Wales, with several key routes out of London disrupted.
A spokesman said heavy snow is causing serious disruption on the London Northwestern Railway, with trains out of London Euston running with severe delays or cancellations.
The Met Office reported 3cm of snow in Northolt, west London, yesterday and 1cm on the ground at Heathrow Airport at 10pm.
Outside Greater London the heaviest fall was in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, which got 14cm.
In the absence of ice there will be a ‘mixture of rain and sleet’, with forecasters warning against ‘possible injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces’.
A forecaster told MailOnline: ‘We still have some falling snow in parts of the south east of England.
‘Storm Anna is working it’s way across France and Belgium, but that weather feature will extend across the south east bringing wintery showers. That will be mixed in with sleet and snow.
‘That weather feature will have worked its way eastward by about tea time, when there will be some northerly winds making it feel quite cold.’
Snow has largely cleared in central London, but commuters and sightseers are battling high winds, rain and sleet
Schools across the capital have also been forced to shut their doors with public transport strained under the pressure from several inches of snow yesterday. Pictured are
Transport for London said there was a good service on the network, but warned some services may be affected later on
Frustrated Londoners have taken to social media to express their discontent at the bad weather.
Heather Cracknell tweeted: ‘Entirely miserable weather in London today: snow all gone and water everywhere. Boots leaking so I’ve had wet toes since 8.05am.’
Hatty Collier said ‘the UK is completely incapable of coping with a bit of snow’, complaining that her 35-minute commute into central London took her one hour and 20 minutes.
Those expecting to jet off in search of some winter sun have been faced with delays and cancellations at almost all of the capital’s airports.
Transport for London said there was a good service on the network, but warned some services may be affected later on.
National Rail say poor weather conditions are still affecting train services across England and Wales, with several key routes out of London disrupted.
A spokesman said heavy snow was causing serious disruption on the London Northwestern Railway, with trains out of London Euston running with severe delays or cancellations.
Cyclists and pedestrians are being warned of the possibility of injuries from melted ice and snow in London today
Heavy snow and ice was on the ground as people woke up in areas of north London (pictured) this morning
Heathrow Airport was in chaos yesterday with stacks of flights cancelled or severely delayed. Pictured are passengers waiting in Terminal 5
Chiltern Railways, Gatwick Express, CrossCountry, Great Western, Virgin, London Midland, Southern and ThamesLink services have all been affected and passengers are advised to check for updates before travelling.
Flights at Heathrow Airport are disrupted ‘due to crew and aircraft being out of position following yesterday’s weather’, with flyers told to check online before going to the airport.
At Gatwick Airport ‘high winds in the South-East and storms across Europe are likely to cause disruption to some flights today’.
London Southend also has delays and cancellations today, while Stansted and London City Airport are reported to be operating as normal.
Those flying from Luton could also see delays or cancellations, with further snow forecast until midday. Passengers are advised to check before travelling.
Snow was still falling in north London this morning as commuters trudged through a blanket of white to get to their trains
Settled snow is pictured melting, triggering a yellow Met Office warning, with dangers reported for pedestrians and motorists
The Met Office reported 3cm of snow in Northolt, west London, yesterday and 1cm on the ground at Heathrow Airport at 10pm.
Outside Greater London the heaviest fall was in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, which got 14cm.
In the absence of ice there will be a ‘mixture of rain and sleet’, with forecasters warning against ‘possible injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces’.
A forecaster told MailOnline: ‘We still have some falling snow in parts of the south east of England.
‘Storm Anna is working it’s way across France and Belgium, but that weather feature will extend across the south east bringing wintery showers. That will be mixed in with sleet and snow.
‘That weather feature will have worked its way eastward by about tea time, when there will be some northerly winds making it feel quite cold.’
Frustrated Londoners have taken to social media to express their discontent at the bad weather.
Heather Cracknell tweeted: ‘Entirely miserable weather in London today: snow all gone and water everywhere. Boots leaking so I’ve had wet toes since 8.05am.’
Hatty Collier said ‘the UK is completely incapable of coping with a bit of snow’, complaining that her 35-minute commute into central London took her one hour and 20 minutes.
Begrudged Londoners took to social media to express their discontent at the bad weather. Heather Cracknell described conditions as ‘miserable’
Daniel from London said snow ‘just makes everything s*** and you end up slipping everywhere’
Hatty Collier complained that her usual 35-minute commute into London took her an hour and 20 minutes because ‘the UK is completely incapable of coping with a bit of snow’
Yen Ting said now the snow is starting to disappear ‘London now is the coldest and gloomiest London I’ve experienced’
John Gerard complained about school closures, claming ‘there is no snow today. None. It’s melted’