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London travel news LIVE: Bomb alert sparks Eurostar delays as trespasser on tracks causes Gatwick rail chaos

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Tom Place

A trespasser on the line blocked all lines between Gatwick Airport and Purley this morning.

Many London trains to and from Gatwick have been cancelled as a result, with others facing massive delays of up to an hour.

Gatwick Express, Great Western Railway, Southern and Thameslink services are all impacted.

Elsewhere, a fault with the signalling system between Marylebone and Wembley and a points failure between London Bridge and Dartford are also causing disruption.

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Disruption between between London Bridge and Dartford

Lines have reopened following an earlier points failure between London Bridge and Dartford.

Whilst service recovers, trains between these stations may still be cancelled or delayed, with disruption expected until around 11.15am.

This is affecting Thameslink services between Luton and Rainham.

Which services are affected?

The below services have all been impacted by the trespass incident:

  • Gatwick Express services between Brighton and London Victoria
  • Great Western Railway services between Gatwick Airport and Reading
  • Southern services between Portsmouth Harbour / Bognor Regis / Littlehampton / Eastbourne and London Victoria and between Gatwick Airport and Redhill
  • Thameslink services between Brighton / Three Bridges and Bedford, between Brighton and Cambridge and between Horsham and Peterborough

Passengers along these routes have been advised to use an alternative route to complete their journeys.

Trespasser on Gatwick route

A trespasser on the tracks have caused travel chaos this morning.

Lines have now reopened following the incident between Gatwick Airport and Purley - however the service remains severely disrupted.

Trains will continue to be delayed by up to 60 minutes, with major disruption expected for more than an hour.

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