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| London Waterloo: South Western Railway delays as engineering works overrun | London Waterloo: South Western Railway delays as engineering works overrun |
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| Commuters on South Western Railway have been told not to travel after engineering works overran. | Commuters on South Western Railway have been told not to travel after engineering works overran. |
| No SWR trains are running between Surbiton and London Waterloo - the UK's busiest railway station. | No SWR trains are running between Surbiton and London Waterloo - the UK's busiest railway station. |
| Woking, Surbiton, Raynes Park and Earlsfield stations have been closed and people advised not to travel. | Woking, Surbiton, Raynes Park and Earlsfield stations have been closed and people advised not to travel. |
| The rail operator said services across its entire network may be cancelled, delayed or revised all day after work due to finish at 04:30 GMT was delayed. | The rail operator said services across its entire network may be cancelled, delayed or revised all day after work due to finish at 04:30 GMT was delayed. |
| SWR has warned that disruption "is expected until the end of the day", while Network Rail has apologised to passengers. | |
| Normally-packed rush hour trains have been cancelled, leaving thousands of commuters stranded. | |
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| Rail passengers have taken to social media to complain about the latest disruption to hit SWR following a spate of problems involving signal and points failures. | Rail passengers have taken to social media to complain about the latest disruption to hit SWR following a spate of problems involving signal and points failures. |
| Silvia Mendes described it as "complete and utter shambles" while Richard Sansom simply posted: "You have got to be kidding me @SW_Railway." | Silvia Mendes described it as "complete and utter shambles" while Richard Sansom simply posted: "You have got to be kidding me @SW_Railway." |
| A long-running dispute over the role of guards on trains has also crippled services because of strikes. | A long-running dispute over the role of guards on trains has also crippled services because of strikes. |
| SWR operates services from London Waterloo to Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire. | SWR operates services from London Waterloo to Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire. |
| A message to passengers said: "We have been informed of over-running Network Rail engineering works between London Waterloo and Surbiton. | A message to passengers said: "We have been informed of over-running Network Rail engineering works between London Waterloo and Surbiton. |
| "This means that trains cannot run between London Waterloo and Surbiton. Customers are advised not to travel." | "This means that trains cannot run between London Waterloo and Surbiton. Customers are advised not to travel." |
| An SWR spokesman added: "Passengers are asked to delay the start of their journeys this morning as all lines from Surbiton into Waterloo are blocked due to over-running engineering works. | |
| "We are sorry for the disruption and will update our website as soon as we have a clearer picture of when lines may reopen." | "We are sorry for the disruption and will update our website as soon as we have a clearer picture of when lines may reopen." |
| The engineering work was due to finish at about 08:40 with the lines due to be "handed back" to South Western Railway, but the rail operator has yet to confirm if this has happened. | |
| Southern services between East Croydon and London Victoria have also been disrupted because of over-running engineering works. | Southern services between East Croydon and London Victoria have also been disrupted because of over-running engineering works. |
| 'Crisis on railways' | |
| The rail operator said services running to and from those stations may be cancelled or diverted via London Bridge. | |
| The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union called for the resignation of Transport Secretary Chris Grayling after what it called the latest railway "meltdown". | |
| General secretary Mick Cash said: "While the crisis on our railways deepens, the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling is markedly absent... He should go, and he should go now." | |
| Lib Dem MP Ed Davey, who represents Kingston and Surbiton, tweeted: "Commuters will be extremely angry today that, after 18 months of appalling services, stations are shut and trains cancelled due to Network Rail failing to do engineering works on time. When will Grayling act?!" | |
| Are you travelling with South Western Railway today? Have you been affected by the delays and cancellations? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you travelling with South Western Railway today? Have you been affected by the delays and cancellations? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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