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| Trains cancelled due to 13ft-deep track hole 'above sewer' in Forest Hill | Trains cancelled due to 13ft-deep track hole 'above sewer' in Forest Hill |
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| A 13ft-deep hole causing widespread disruption to trains in south London has been found to have opened above an active sewer. | A 13ft-deep hole causing widespread disruption to trains in south London has been found to have opened above an active sewer. |
| Network Rail and Thames Water engineers are at the scene after the hole appeared in Forest Hill on Monday. | Network Rail and Thames Water engineers are at the scene after the hole appeared in Forest Hill on Monday. |
| The disruption is expected to last all day, with Southern, Thameslink and London Overground services affected. | The disruption is expected to last all day, with Southern, Thameslink and London Overground services affected. |
| Network Rail apologised for the delays and said it is working "as hard as possible" to get the problem fixed. | Network Rail apologised for the delays and said it is working "as hard as possible" to get the problem fixed. |
| Chris Denham, spokesman for Network Rail, said the hole "couldn't be in a worse place". | Chris Denham, spokesman for Network Rail, said the hole "couldn't be in a worse place". |
| "This is a massive piece of railway," he told BBC Radio London. "It's the equivalent of shutting the A2 out of London in the morning. It's absolutely huge." | "This is a massive piece of railway," he told BBC Radio London. "It's the equivalent of shutting the A2 out of London in the morning. It's absolutely huge." |
| Travel disruption | Travel disruption |
| Paul Rutter, area director for Network Rail, apologised and said: "Upon further investigation, the hole which was found on the railway in the Forest Hill area has now been identified as running above an active sewer. | Paul Rutter, area director for Network Rail, apologised and said: "Upon further investigation, the hole which was found on the railway in the Forest Hill area has now been identified as running above an active sewer. |
| "Because of the location of the hole we are unlikely to be able to run trains on all four tracks through to London Bridge this morning which will cause disruption to services that at this stage looks likely to continue throughout the day." | "Because of the location of the hole we are unlikely to be able to run trains on all four tracks through to London Bridge this morning which will cause disruption to services that at this stage looks likely to continue throughout the day." |
| On Monday, engineers were moving more than 50 tonnes of ballast to the scene to try and shore up the track. | On Monday, engineers were moving more than 50 tonnes of ballast to the scene to try and shore up the track. |
| It comes as commuters have experienced months of cancellations and delays on Southern trains due to an RMT dispute. | It comes as commuters have experienced months of cancellations and delays on Southern trains due to an RMT dispute. |