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London Victoria delays continue into Friday morning London Victoria delays continue for second day
(about 2 hours later)
Commuters travelling to London have been warned to expect train delays and cancellations for a second day. Commuters travelling to London have faced train delays and cancellations for a second day.
Tens of thousands of passengers faced "nightmare" overcrowding and long delays on Thursday due to a signalling fault in Streatham, south London.Tens of thousands of passengers faced "nightmare" overcrowding and long delays on Thursday due to a signalling fault in Streatham, south London.
Passengers are advised to travel as normal on Friday, but they are being warned services could be cancelled or delayed by up to 30 minutes. Passengers were advised to travel as normal on Friday, but were warned services could be cancelled or delayed.
National Rail said disruption would last until at least 10:00 BST. Engineers are yet to work out why a panel providing power to signalling equipment "burned out" on Wednesday.
Thameslink services through Streatham are also set to be affected, it said. National Rail said disruption to Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink on Friday would last until at least 10:00 BST.
Both National Rail and Southern have set up dedicated information pages for passengers.Both National Rail and Southern have set up dedicated information pages for passengers.
The signalling system, which went down when a power supply failed on Wednesday night, was "back in correct working order", said National Rail. On Thursday many passengers with tickets to or from London Victoria were advised not to travel to the capital at all.
Victoria is the second busiest station in Great Britain.
About 210,000 passengers use the station each day, according to average figures collected for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in 2016-17.
The signalling system, which went down when a power supply failed in the Streatham Common area on Wednesday night, was "back in correct working order", said National Rail.
But it said there would be a knock-on effect on Friday morning.But it said there would be a knock-on effect on Friday morning.
Train carriages were expected "to not be in the correct places", and matters had been "complicated" by the displacement of crew members. Train carriages were "not in the correct places", and matters had been "complicated" by the displacement of crew members.
'Failed in job''Failed in job'
On Thursday, commuters complained of being "sardined" into overcrowded trains, while others missed flights from Gatwick.On Thursday, commuters complained of being "sardined" into overcrowded trains, while others missed flights from Gatwick.
The airport has told customers due to fly on Friday to leave extra time for their journey to the terminal. The airport told customers due to fly on Friday to leave extra time for their journey to the terminal.
John Halsall, managing director of Network Rail's South East route, "sincerely apologised" for Thursday's chaos and said the company had failed in its job to provide "a reliable railway for train operators and the travelling public". John Halsall, managing director of Network Rail's South East route, apologised for Thursday's chaos and said the company had failed in its job to provide "a reliable railway for train operators and the travelling public".
Victoria is the second busiest station in Great Britain. On Friday, a Network Rail spokesman said the signalling equipment failed after a switching panel designed to provide back-up power was found burned out, and the room it was in was "full of smoke".
About 210,000 passengers use the station each day, according to average figures collected for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in 2016-17. He said: "Our team worked through the night to bypass it, and had the signalling system working again by mid-morning.
"Unfortunately, that fix then failed before we could run trains and a new design had to be found. That is why it took so long."
Read the full statement here.
Network Rail said it was now investigating to prevent similar faults happening again.
Southern encouraged people whose trains are delayed by 15 minutes or more to claim compensation.
The disruptions come as Govia Thameslink Railway, (GTR), which operates Southern, Gatwick Express and Thameslink, is set to launch a special compensation scheme for people severely affected by a chaotic timetable change in May.The disruptions come as Govia Thameslink Railway, (GTR), which operates Southern, Gatwick Express and Thameslink, is set to launch a special compensation scheme for people severely affected by a chaotic timetable change in May.
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