Monday morning is off to a stellar start today with five London Underground lines hobbled by delays.
Stretches of the Circle, Hammersmith and City and District lines are all experiencing severe delays, with minor delays also impacting another part of the District line.
A signal failure in Whitechapel is behind the delays. While vandalism on the Waterloo and City line has led to minor delays on the key commuter route.
Things certainly could have been a lot worse, given that a wave of strikes was set to paralyse London for most of this week. After the rain railway union, RMT, called off the industrial action, leaving only Aslef workers picketing. Though, this does mean next to no tube services will run this Thursday or next Tuesday (November 12) as staff picket for higher wages amid long working hours.
Crash on the M23 causes delays near Gatwick
A crash near Gatwick Airport means motorists face five miles of congestion and more than 30-minute delays on the M23 this morning.
One lane out of four has been closed on the busy motorway northbound between J9 Gatwick Airport and J8 M25 after a smash.
The emergency services and traffic officers are attending, National Highways said.
What is traffic like on UK roads?
The motorway network has been spared any major problems so far this morning – a relief to all the motorists getting ready to face the Monday morning traffic.
However, there are some isolated issues on some of the country’s busiest roads, including the M40 – usually the darling of motorists.
- M40 – Severe congestion at junction J11
- M62 – Severe congestion junction J25 J24
- M1 – Moderate congestion at exit slip at junction J23
- M6 – Minor delays due to a broken down vehicle at junction J17
Delays on Great Western Railway trains
If your commute involves Great Western Railway services, prepare for some disruption between Berkshire and Hampshire.
This is because a fault on a train between Reading and Basingstoke is wreaking havoc on journeys – and it is expected to last through the peak morning rush hour.
Trains are unable to run between Reading and Basingstoke until 10am.
If your train is delayed, you might be entitled to compensation or Delay Repay, so it is worth making note of the journey times, keeping hold of your ticket if it’s a printed one and checking with your train operator.
Wait, are the London Underground strikes still happening?
Yes and no. You might have read last week that the strike action set to freeze London throughout November was cancelled.
But this is only the industrial action planned by RMT, Britain’s main rail union. The stoppages by ASLEF, that represents tens of thousands of train drivers, will be going ahead.
You can read all about when the strikes will be happening in the weeks ahead here.
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