London travel news LIVE: Stansted services, Central and Piccadilly lines majorly disrupted as Overground strikes called off

Several train operators which take travellers to and from Stansted Airport have been delayed by up to an hour in what National Rail has called "major disruption".

A fault with the signalling system has affected CrossCountry, Greater Anglia and Stansted Express services and disruption was earlier expected until 8pm.

In an update late on Thursday, National Rail said: “Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.”

Meanwhile, the Piccadilly Line is experiencing severe delays and London Overground strikes planned for next week have been called off.

See the latest updates below...

Key points:

• See what Stansted Airport routes are affected by the disruption

Good morning

Thursday 15 February 2024 07:05 , Jordan King

Good morning and welcome to The Standard’s live coverage today.

Stay with us for updates throughout the day.

Some London Victoria and Blackfriars trains facing disruption

Thursday 15 February 2024 07:11 , Jordan King

A fault with the signalling system between Bromley South and Denmark Hill is causing on several lines.

Trains may be cancelled or diverted until 9am.

Southeastern routes impacted:

• Between Dover Priory/Gillingham and London Victoria

Thameslink routes impacted:

• Between Sevenoaks and London Blackfriars/Finsbury Park/Welwyn Garden City

• Between Orpington and West Hampstead Thameslink/Luton

You can check your specific journey here.

If you do face delays, you may be entitled to compensation here.

London Overground part suspended

Thursday 15 February 2024 07:12 , Jordan King

There is no service between Barking and Barking Riverside while TfL fixes equipment damaged by vandalism.

Good services on the rest of the line.

Minor delays to Hammersmith and City Line

Thursday 15 February 2024 07:14 , Jordan King

This is because of train cancellations.

Minor delays to District Line

Thursday 15 February 2024 07:15 , Jordan King

This is because of a late finish of engineering work.

Minor delays to Central Line

Thursday 15 February 2024 07:16 , Jordan King

This is because of the Line’s chronic shortage of trains.

Read more about the long-standing issue here.

Piccadilly Line part suspended

Thursday 15 February 2024 07:18 , Jordan King

There is no service between Hounslow Central and Heathrow Airport and severe delays on the rest of the line.

Minor delays to Victoria Line

Thursday 15 February 2024 07:44 , Jordan King

There are minor delays between King's Cross St. Pancras and Brixton while TfL fixes a faulty train at Brixton.

Victoria Line no longer delayed

Thursday 15 February 2024 07:58 , Jordan King

The Victoria Line is no longer facing disruption.

Change to PIccadilly Line disruption:

Thursday 15 February 2024 08:01 , Jordan King

There is no service between Cockfosters and Hype Park Corner, with sever delays on the rest of the line.

This is a change from earlier this morning, when there was no service between Hounslow Central and Heathrow Airport.

District Line no longer delayed

Thursday 15 February 2024 08:03 , Jordan King

The District Line has returned to running a good service.

Disruption to Thameslink trains via Catford

Thursday 15 February 2024 08:09 , Jordan King

Earlier this morning, all Thameslink lines between Shortlands and Denmark Hill via Catford were blocked, with trains diverted vie Herne Hill.

The following stations were not able to be served:

• Ravensbourne

• Beckenham Hill

• Bellingham

• Catford

• Crofton Park

• Nunhead

• Peckham Rye

• Denmark Hill

The issue was also affecting some journies to London Victoria, Sevenoaks, Orpington, Welwyn Garden City and Luton.

While the points failure which caused this disruption has now been cleared, they may still be some fallout while Thameslink tries to get its service back to normal.

London Overground to be rebranded with different sections given their own name and colour

Thursday 15 February 2024 08:15 , Jordan King

The London Overground is to be renamed and rebranded in a bid to make it easier for passengers to work out where their train goes.

The six different branches of the 113-station network will each be given a different name and colour – ending the format of all Overground routes being shown as orange-bordered lines on the Tube map.

The Euston to Watford Junction part of the Overground, which calls at Wembley Central station, will be renamed the “Lioness line” in honour of the England women’s football team that won the Euros at Wembley stadium in 2022.

Other parts of the line will be renamed the Suffragette line, the Windrush line, the Weaver line, the Mildmay line and the Liberty line.

Read more here.

Minor delays to Elizabeth Line

Thursday 15 February 2024 08:42 , Jordan King

There are minor delays between Shenfield and Whitechapel while Network Rail fixes a signal failure at Ilford.

Disruption between Stratford and Shenfield

Thursday 15 February 2024 09:00 , Jordan King

A fault with the signalling system between Stratford and Shenfield have left some lines blocked.

Trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised.

The disruption is expected until 10am.

The following routes are affected:

• Elizabeth line between Heathrow Terminal 5 / London Paddington and Shenfield, and between London Liverpool Street and Gidea Park

• Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street and Southend Victoria / Chelmsford / Witham / Braintree / Clacton-on-Sea / Colchester Town / Colchester / Harwich Town / Ipswich / Norwich

Thameslink disruption between Bromley South and Denmark Hill clears up

Thursday 15 February 2024 09:21 , Jordan King

Disruption following an earlier fault with the signalling system between Bromley South and Denmark Hill has now ended.

The Thameslink routes affected were:

• Between Sevenoaks and London Blackfriars / Finsbury Park / Welwyn Garden City

• Between Orpington and West Hampstead Thameslink / Luton

Lane closed on M25

Thursday 15 February 2024 09:50 , Jordan King

A broken down truck on the M25 has caused congestion between J27 (M11 J6/Epping) and J26 (Waltham Abbey/Loughton) has left one lane closed.

Disruption is expected between 10.15 and 10.30am.

Disruption between Stratford and Shenfield now expected until 11am

Thursday 15 February 2024 09:57 , Jordan King

We told you earlier about a fault with the signalling system between Stratford and Shenfield have leaving some lines blocked.

Trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised.

The disruption was expected until 10am but National Rail has now extended this by an hour.

However, the previous severe delays to Elizabeth Line (between Shenfield and Whitechapel) have become minor.

The following routes are affected:

• Elizabeth line between Heathrow Terminal 5 / London Paddington and Shenfield, and between London Liverpool Street and Gidea Park

• Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street and Southend Victoria / Chelmsford / Witham / Braintree / Clacton-on-Sea / Colchester Town / Colchester / Harwich Town / Ipswich / Norwich

Minor delays to District Line

Thursday 15 February 2024 10:01 , Jordan King

There are minor delays between Barking and Tower Hill, westbound only due to an earlier faulty train.

District Line no longer delayed

Thursday 15 February 2024 10:27 , Jordan King

The District Line has returned to running a good service.

Hammersmith and City Line no longer delayed

Thursday 15 February 2024 10:27 , Jordan King

The Hammersmith and City line has returned to a good service.

Major disruption to and from Stansted Airport

Thursday 15 February 2024 10:29 , Jordan King

A fault with the signalling system at Stansted Airport means that trains running to / from this station may be cancelled, severely delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

The following routes are affected:

• CrossCountry between Bristol Temple Meads and Stansted Airport, and between Stansted Airport and Birmingham New Street

• Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport, and between Stansted Airport and Norwich

• Stansted Express between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport

This disruption is expected until further notice.

Elizabeth Line no longer delayed

Thursday 15 February 2024 10:55 , Jordan King

The Elizabeth Line has returned to good service.

London Overground no longer disrupted

Thursday 15 February 2024 10:56 , Jordan King

The London Overground has returned to a good service, after it was part suspended because of equipment damaged by vandalism.

Severe delays to the Piccadilly Line

Thursday 15 February 2024 10:57 , Jordan King

This is because of an earlier signal failure at King's Cross St. Pancras.

Disruption between Stratford and Shenfield cleared up

Thursday 15 February 2024 11:08 , Jordan King

We told you earlier about a fault with the signalling system between Stratford and Shenfield have leaving some lines blocked.

The following routes were affected:

• Elizabeth line between Heathrow Terminal 5 / London Paddington and Shenfield, and between London Liverpool Street and Gidea Park

• Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street and Southend Victoria / Chelmsford / Witham / Braintree / Clacton-on-Sea / Colchester Town / Colchester / Harwich Town / Ipswich / Norwich

These lines have now been reopened and trains are able to run as normal.

If you're planning to get a Southeastern train to/from London Cannon Street later tonight:

Thursday 15 February 2024 11:49 , Jordan King

Some lines on the Southeastern network are closed tonight, as they have been since Monday, because of engineering work.

Tonight will see Network Rail carrying out essential maintenance on the lines to/from London Cannon Street so there will be no trains at London Cannon Street from approximately 11.35pm until the end of service.

Trains will run to / from London Charing Cross instead, if you could please make your way to London Bridge for these trains.

If you're planning to get a c2c train to/from London Fenchurch Street later tonight:

Thursday 15 February 2024 11:51 , Jordan King

Engineering work is taking place between London Fenchurch Street and Barking, closing various lines.

From 11:30pm each night until the end of service, trains that usually run to / from London Fenchurch Street will be amended to run to / from London Liverpool Street. London Liverpool Street is only a short distance away from London Fenchurch Street.

Shuttle train services will run between Upminster and Grays via Ockenden, and between Upminster and Pitsea via Laindon.

Piccadilly Line part suspended and severely delayed

Thursday 15 February 2024 12:34 , Miriam Burrell

There is no service between Acton Town and Uxbridge due to a points failure at South Harrow.

Severe delays on the rest of the line continue due to an earlier signal failure at King's Cross St. Pancras.

Minor delays to District Line

Thursday 15 February 2024 13:02 , Miriam Burrell

There are minor delays between Barking and Upminster due to an earlier faulty at Dagenham Heathway.

Minor delays to Hammersmith and City Line

Thursday 15 February 2024 14:37 , Jordan King

This is because of train cancellations.

Severe delays to the Piccadilly Line

Thursday 15 February 2024 14:37 , Jordan King

Severe delays due to a points failure at South Harrow and an earlier signal failure at King's Cross St. Pancras.

Minor delays to the District Line

Thursday 15 February 2024 14:59 , Jordan King

There are minor delays between Turnham Green and Richmond due to an earlier faulty train - good service on the rest of the line.

District Line no longer delayed

Thursday 15 February 2024 15:13 , Jordan King

The District Line has returned to a good service.

Central line now severely delayed

Thursday 15 February 2024 15:45 , Jordan King

Severe delays due to a shortage of trains and a signal failure at Leytonstone.

Planned RMT strike on Overground called off

Thursday 15 February 2024 16:12 , Daniel Keane

Planned strikes next week by London Overground workers have been called off after a pay offer was improved, the RMT union announced.

Members of the RMT employed by Arriva Rail London on the Overground had been due to walk out for 48 hours on February 19 and again on March 4 in a dispute over pay.

But the union said that “progress” had been made on the pay offer previously tabled by Arriva.

More on that story here.

Severe delays on Overground

Thursday 15 February 2024 16:27 , Daniel Keane

There are currently severe delays between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction due to a signal failure at Wandsworth Road.

Central Line hit by severe delays

Thursday 15 February 2024 16:35 , Daniel Keane

There are severe delays on the Central Line due to a shortage of trains and a signal failure at Leytonstone.

Normal services resume on Overground

Thursday 15 February 2024 17:04 , Daniel Keane

There are no longer severe delays between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction on the Overground.

TfL have now fixed a signal failure at Wandsworth Road.

Minor delays across all of Piccadilly Line

Thursday 15 February 2024 17:33 , Daniel Keane

TfL are still working to fix a signal failure which has caused severe delays between Acton Town and Heathrow.

The signal failure has resulted in minor delays to all Piccadilly Line services.

Reminder: Tram services remain closed until February 23

Thursday 15 February 2024 18:03 , Daniel Keane

TfL has said that there will be tram services between Reeves Corner and Sandilands until February 23.

Instead, passengers should use replacement bus service TLI.

Disruption between Clapham Junction and Denmark Hill resolved

Thursday 15 February 2024 18:42 , Daniel Keane

Overground services between Clapham Junction and Denmark Hill are no longer disrupted.

Trains are now running as normal following an earlier fault with the signalling system at Wandsworth Road.

Serious delays at northern area of Blackwall Tunnel

Thursday 15 February 2024 19:15 , Daniel Keane

There are serious delays at the Northern Approach of the Blackwall Tunnel due to utility works.

TfL says that traffic is slow moving from Bromley by Bow Station.

Severe delays on Central Line

Thursday 15 February 2024 19:41 , Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Delays on the Central Line are currently “severe”, according to TfL.

This is because of an ongoing shortage of trains, compounded by an earlier signal failure at Leytonstone in east London.

TfL says tickets are valid on local buses, Chiltern Railways, Greater Anglia, Great Western Railway and the Elizabeth line

Severe delays on Piccadilly Line, Central Line delays downgraded

Thursday 15 February 2024 20:54 , Lydia Chantler-Hicks

There are now severe delays on the Piccadilly Line between Acton Town and Uxbridge, while TfL fixes a signal failure at Park Royal.

Elsewhere, the earlier severe delays on the Central Line caused by a signal failure at Leytonstone have now been downgraded to ‘minor’.

Stansted Airport train disruption now expected until end of day

Thursday 15 February 2024 21:27 , Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Major disruption to trains running to and from Stansted Airport is now expected to last under the end of the day, says National Rail.

It was earlier hoped the disruption would end around 8pm.

A fault with the signalling system has affected CrossCountry, Greater Anglia and Stansted Express services.

A severely reduced train service is running to and from Stansted, with trains subject to delays and cancellations.

Goodnight

Thursday 15 February 2024 21:57 , Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Here ends our transport live blog for today.

We wish you a safe journey this evening. We’ll be back tomorrow with more live travel updates.