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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Josh Salisbury

London travel news LIVE: Elizabeth line suspension hits rush-hour commuters as Abbey Wood-Paddington trains resume

Elizabeth line commuters suffered early-morning chaos on Wednesday as the entire Abbey Wood-Paddington section was suspended due to an electricity supply failure.

National Rail reported that the disruption was expected to continue until 9am.

It later said that while the incident had been “resolved”, disruption was expected to continue. However it appears to be back up and running again, with TfL only reporting minor delays as of 9.25am.

Commuters have turned to X to vented their anger about the latest breakdown. One wrote: “Genuinely think the Elizabeth line would go down less if they made it out of papier mâché. This is a joke.”

Meanwhile severe delays were earlier reported on the Piccadilly line between Cockfosters and Acton Town westbound only, and between Acton Town and Heathrow Terminals following the late finish of engineering work.

A crash between a lorry and a van on the A282 near the Dartford Crossing caused the M25 motorway to be shut with huge tailbacks.

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