More travel misery over weekend as disruption continues

More travel misery over weekend as disruption continues

Heavy rain could bring flooding disruption after a week in which Britain has been hit by hot temperatures and thunderstorms.

Liverpool Street Station, London, England, UK - April 2019: People tourists and commuters in the hall of the busy London Liverpool Street Station (Liverpool Street Station, London, England, UK - April 2019: People tourists and commuters in the hall of
Image: Passengers are set for more travel misery. File pic
Weather, repair work and a rail strike are set to bring more misery to travellers this weekend.
Customers using East Midlands Trains (EMT) have been warned to expect a significantly reduced service to and from London while repair work on damaged overhead line equipment is carried out.
There is also a revised timetable on several local routes because of RMT industrial action.
Commuters stuck at St Pancras railway station after overhead cables were damaged, severely disrupting East Midlands and Thameslink services.
Image: Commuters were stuck at St Pancras railway station after overhead cables were damaged on Thursday
Passengers are advised to check before setting off on their journeys and not to travel on the London St Pancras-Nottingham-Sheffield route as there will be a reduced timetable.
The ongoing disruption to services on the Midland Main Line route to London will continue over the weekend while engineers repair major damage to overhead line equipment near West Hampstead.
There are also severe delays and part closures on the London Underground, including the Bakerloo line and London Overground.
Jake Kelly, East Midlands Trains managing director, said: "We're sorry to everybody who has experienced disrupted journeys over the past two days.

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"We are working very closely with Network Rail while they work to repair the overhead line equipment and fully reopen the railway, which will in turn allow us to reintroduce our full train service to and from London St Pancras.
Passengers at Gare de Nord in Paris wait to board the 12.13 Eurostar service to Londons St Pancras International which was delayed due to overhead power line problems in the French capital.
Image: Passengers are set for more travel misery
"Whilst this work takes place, we do have a significantly reduced timetable in place on our London route over the weekend and our advice for customers is to avoid travelling on this route wherever possible and make alternative arrangements.
"Due to the RMT industrial action, there will also be some changes to services on our local routes on Saturday, with revised timetables and replacement coach operations in place on some lines."
Gatwick Airport said this morning: "We aim to run a normal schedule today, however due to ongoing adverse weather across Europe, passengers are advised to check with their airlines for the latest information."
People enjoying the sun shine on Bournemouth beach as the UK has surpassed the hottest July day on record, with 36.9 degrees celsius being recorded at Heathrow. The all-time UK record of 38.5C (101.3F) recorded in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003, could be broken on Thursday, the Met Office said. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday July 25, 2019. See PA story WEATHER Hot. Photo credit should read: Steve Parsons/PA Wire
Image: The UK has surpassed the hottest July day on record this week with a high of 38.1C
Heavy rain could bring flooding disruption after a week in which Britain has been hit by both scorching temperatures and thunderstorms.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain which covers large areas of Scotland and England until Sunday afternoon.
In parts of London and the southeast of England up to 20mm of rain fell overnight on Friday into Saturday and forecasters expect up to another 20mm during the morning, which could lead to travel problems.
Delays or cancellations to train and bus services are possible.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 25: People attempt to cool off from the high temperatures in Hyde Park's Serpentine lake on July 25, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. The Met Office issued a weather warning from 3pm this afternoon. They warn that Britain could face up to 13 hours of electrical storms after it was forecast that temperatures could reach a record-breaking 39C. (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images)
Image: The deluge of rain follows record temperatures in the last week
Air passengers also suffered major disruption on Friday due to the heatwave and a technical problem with the UK's air traffic control system.
Passengers at Heathrow and Gatwick airports endured delays due to the extreme conditions across Europe.
The air traffic control company Nats said a technical problem with a system at the Swanwick Air Traffic Control centre had been identified shortly after noon, which restricted the rate of arrivals.
A Heathrow spokesman said the technical issue has now been resolved and added: "We apologise to passengers for any disruption that this caused.