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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Engineers baffled by signalling issues on London Underground’s Northern line

Commuters on the Northern line
Commuters on the Northern line in January 2025. The service is the busiest line on the network. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

Troubles on London Underground’s Northern line that have disrupted journeys for millions of commuters since Sunday could persist into next week, with engineers still baffled by the cause of the signalling fault.

Transport for London (TfL) is understood to be considering cancelling the weekend night tube service to allow time for extensive investigations if specialist engineers cannot fix the problem on Thursday night.

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