Multiple car crash on major motorway causes miles of congestion for drivers (2024)

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There are currently two lanes closed on the M25 following a crash between two vehicles.

The crash is affecting the clockwise carriageway between junction 21a for Bricket Wood and 22 for London Colney.

National Highways says there are 45 minute delays in the area and around three miles of congestion.

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The District line is no longer part suspended, but it is still facing severe delays.

There are severe delays between Wimbledon and Edgware Road and minor delays between Richmond / Ealing Broadway and Tower Hill, eastbound only, due to an earlier faulty train at West Brompton.

Tickets are being accepted on London Buses, London Overground and South Western Railway.

There are also currently minor delays between Leytonstone and Hainault via Newbury Park on the Central line due to train cancellations.

But thankfully there is good service on the rest of the District and Central lines, as well as the rest of the Tube network.

There are delays between Weymouth and Bournemouth until at least 3pm after problems at a level crossing.

National Rail has said: ‘A problem at a level crossing between Dorchester South and Moreton means trainshave to run at reduced speed on all lines.As a result of this, trains between Weymouth and Bournemouth may be cancelled, delayed by up to 15 minutes or revised.

‘Disruption is expected until 15:00.’

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There’s currently no service between Wimbledon and Edgware Road due to a faulty train at West Brompton.

TfL are asking people to use the Circle line for stations between High Street Kensington and Edgware Road.

Meanwhile there are minor delays on the Waterloo & City line due to a faulty train, and minor delays on the Central line between Leytonstone and Hainault via Newbury Park due to train cancellations.

There is good service on the rest of the network.

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There’s a problem currently under investigation which means all lines are blocked between Hereford and Newport in Wales.

Trains between these two stations could be cancelled, delayed or revised.

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The problems between Rugby and Milton Keynes we reported on earlier have been cleared up now, with service returning to normal levels.

Disruption caused by a broken down train at Whitechapel, as well as between Dundee and Aberdeen, have also both cleared.

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There’s been a signal failure at Arbroath which is causing disruption to services between Dundee and Aberdeen.

Routes between Glasgow Queen Street or Edinburgh to Aberdeen are also affected.

The delays are predicted to last until midday.

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The severe delays from earlier, caused by a broken down train at Whitechapel, have now cleared up for the most part.

There are still minor delays between Paddington and Heathrow Airport or Reading, but there’s good service on the rest of the line.

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There’s ‘a problem’ under investigation between Rugby and Milton Keynes, which means some lines are blocked.

Routes affected include London Northwestern Railway services between Crewe or Birmingham New Street into Euston.

The following Avanti services into London Euston from these stations are also affected:

• Edinburgh
• Glasgow Central
• Lancaster
• Blackpool North
• Liverpool Lime Street
• Manchester Piccadilly
• Holyhead
• Chester
• Birmingham New Street

Trains could be delayed by up to half an hour or diverted via Northampton.

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But National Rail is warning that trains running between Abbey Wood and London Paddington could still be cancelled or delayed while the service recovers.

There are still minor delays on the rest of the line.

The Piccadilly line is now also seeing minor delays between Acton Town and Heathrow Airport due to emergency engineering work.

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A fault with the signalling system near Hebden Bridge means trains have to run at a reduced speed.

Services between Manchester Victoria and Accrington, Halifax or Brighthouse may be cancelled or delayed by up to half an hour.

This is set to last until 11am, National Rail says.

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New figures from British Transport Police found the number of reported crimes against women and girls rose from 7,561 in 2021 to 11,357 in 2023.

In the same period, sexual offences increased by 10% while sexual harassment reports doubled.

Most assaults happen during the evening rush hour when trains are busiest, but only one in five people who have witnessed incidents reported it to police.

Just over half (51%) of female victims said other rail passengers had intervened and tried to help when they experienced behaviour such as leering, catcalling, touching, pressing, upskirting or indecent exposure.

Detective Chief Superintendent Paul Furnell called on people to watch out and stand up for each other while on the train or Tube.

He said: ‘I’ll guarantee that most of us have told our daughters, mums, or friends to be careful on their way home when they’re travelling alone late at night – perhaps to share their journeys and stick to well-lit areas.

‘But we know that sexual harassment and offending can take place at any hour of the day, and our figures show that it’s most likely to happen at the busiest hours when carriages are most full.

‘If we see something that isn’t right, doing something about it, whether that’s intervening if you feel safe to do so or reporting it to police.’

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There are big problems on the Elizabeth line between Abbey Wood and Heathrow Airport/Reading while a faulty train at Whitechapel is repaired.

There are minor delays on the rest of the line.

Routes between Abbey Wood and London Paddington/Heathrow Terminal 4/Maidenhead/Reading, and between Shenfield and London Paddington/Heathrow Terminal 5 are also affected.

Earlier minor delays on the Hammersmith & City and Northern lines have now cleared up.

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Trains are now running on the TransPennine Express services affected by this earlier commotion, but they are moving at a reduced speed. This means services could still be delayed or cancelled.

The routes affected are:

• Between Liverpool Lime Street and York / Scarborough / Newcastle
• Between Manchester Airport and York / Saltburn
• Between Manchester Victoria and Hull / Scarborough
• Between Manchester Piccadilly and Huddersfield / Wakefield Kirkgate / Leeds / York / Hull

Rail replacement buses have been requested but haven’t been put in place yet.

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The A30 has reopened westbound but is still closed eastbound after the fire we covered earlier.

There are still diversions in place and delays in the area.

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Here’s a bit of good news for people travelling in London this morning: the severe delays on the Overground and Northern lines have improved significantly, now that the broken down freight train has been fixed and moved.

There’s now good service on the Overground, and only minor delays on the Northern line.

Severe delays on the Hammersmith & City line have also improved, and are now classed as minor delays. Those delays are eastbound only, with good service westbound.

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There are trespassers on the line in the Dewsbury area which means all lines between Leeds and Huddersfield and Hebden Bridge are blocked.

Network Rail staff are on site to fix the issue, but delays and cancellations could last until 9.30am.

Customers are asked to travel via Bradford Interchange where possible.

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Disruption between Manchester Piccadilly and Hadfield has now ended, and the police incident between West Ealing and Greenford in London has been dealt with.

Trains are now able to run as scheduled on both lines.

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The A30 is closed in both directions between the A391 for Bodmin and the A39 for Newquay because of a vehicle on fire.

Emergency services are at the scene and drivers can expect delays.

There’s more information about diversions here.