London travel news LIVE: Delays and cancellations out of Liverpool Street and St Pancras

Multiple train lines are being affected by cancellations and delays out of London on Friday afternoon.

Trains are being cancelled and delayed between London St Pancras International and Bedford after a signal failure with Thameslink and East Midlands Railway passengers both affected until the end of the day.

Services will run at reduced speed on the line for as long as it takes the problem to sort out, National Rail has said.

In addition, trains running between Corby and St Pancras are likely to be terminated at Kettering. There is a replacement bus service in place between Kettering and Corby in both directions. See the full details here.

Also, an obstruction on the line between Southend Victoria and Billericay has blocked multiple Greater Anglia routes.

This has led to delays out of London Liverpool Street into Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Norfolk.

However, a congestion issue that led to delayed journeys out of London Waterloo towards Vauxhall has since been resolved.

Earlier on Friday, the Overground had been part suspended due to a signal failure at Richmond but that is now fixed.

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22:12 , Josh Salisbury

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Overground trains unable to run to Richmond

18:37 , Josh Salisbury

Overground trains are currently unable to run between Gunnersbury and Richmond stations.

TfL says this is due to a signalling fault.

As a result, trains may be cancelled or revised.

This is expected until 8pm.

Waterloo disruption resolved

17:37 , Josh Salisbury

Earlier delays from Waterloo to south-west London have since been resolved, National Rail has said.

Disruption was caused following congestion between Waterloo and Vauxhall.

Delays on Greater Anglia out of London expected until 7pm

17:12 , Josh Salisbury

Delays on Greater Anglia services out of London Liverpool Street will continue until 7pm, National Rail has said.

Lines have now reopened following a tree on the overhead line between Southend Victoria and Billericay.

Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Disruption between Waterloo and Vauxhall into evening

16:25 , Will Mata

Disruption between London Waterloo and Vauxhall is now expected until 6pm.

Network Rail said this is due to congestion caused by earlier delays between London Waterloo and Vauxhall. Some lines are disrupted.

Stations are affected between London Waterloo and Chessington South / Hampton Court / Weybridge / Shepperton / Twickenham / Hounslow / Strawberry Hill / Dorking / Woking / Guildford / Aldershot / Windsor & Eton Riverside.

Delays out of London on Greater Anglia lines

16:23 , Will Mata

There are delays out of London Liverpool Street into Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk this afternoon.

Greater Anglia has reported disruption between the terminal and Southend, Shenfield and Chelmsford.

Network Rail tweeted: “An obstruction on the line between Southend Victoria and Billericay means that some lines are blocked.

“As a result, trains running to / from Southend Victoria may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.”

Picadilly line now part suspended

15:15 , Will Mata

There is no service between Acton Town and Uxbridge while Transport for London fixes a signal failure at Sudbury Hill.

London Underground tickets are being accepted on London Buses via any reasonable route.

M25 delays with lane closed on one section

14:53 , Will Mata

There is now queueing traffic and one lane closed due to crash on the M25 anticlockwise from J13 A30 (Staines) to J12 (M3 interchange).

Lane five of five is closed.

Severe delays on Piccadilly line

14:23 , Will Mata

On the Piccadilly line there are severe delays between Acton Town and Uxbridge.

Transport for London said this is while staff fix a signal failure at Sudbury Hill.

There is a good service on the rest of the line.

Trains cancelled and reduced from London to Bedford

12:39 , Will Mata

A signal failure means trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised, between London St Pancras International and Bedford.

Trains will have to run at reduced speed on the line for as long as it takes the problem to sort out, National Rail has said.

Disruption is expected to continue until 3pm.

In addition, trains running between Corby and London St Pancras are likely to be terminated at Kettering. There is a replacement bus service in place between Kettering and Corby in both directions.

Disruption on Tube lines

11:24 , Will Mata

Tube passengers are experiencing delays with disruption having hit the Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines on Friday morning.

There are severe delays between Tower Hill and Upminster eastbound only while Transport for London staff fix a faulty train at Plaistow.

The Circle and Hammersmith & City lines are both currently experiencing minor delays.

District line and Overground part suspended after signal failure

09:46 , Will Mata

A signal failure at Richmond has led to the Overground and District line being part suspended.

There is no service between Gunnersbury and Richmond on the Overground and back from Richmond to Turnham Green on the Tube.

Elsewhere, there are severe delays on the Northern line between Edgware and Camden Town due to an earlier faulty train at Hendon Central.

Miles of traffic after crash at Dartford Crossing

06:55 , Jacob Phillips

The crash at the Dartford Crossing has queues back along on the M25 and A13.

There is currently two miles of congrestion before Lakeside (Junction 30) as well as two miles back along the A13 past Grays.

The bridge was blocked after 5am for half an hour, then down to two lanes. All lanes are now clear.

Long delays on M25 due to overturned car

06:44 , Jacob Phillips

A car has been flipped over on the M25 on the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge sparking long delays on Friday morning.

The car was left overturned on the key crossing at around 5am, closing the bridge for about half an hour.

National Highways has warned there delays of around 30 minutes in an update shortly after 6am.