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London travel news LIVE: Train chaos as lines blocked after lorry hits railway bridge in Elmers End

The railway bridge between Elmers End and Eden Park was hit and the lorry has become wedged at an angle

Trains on the lines between Charing Cross and Hayes in Kent face severe delays after a lorry hit a railway bridge.

The railway bridge between Elmers End and Eden Park was hit and the lorry has become wedged at an angle.

National Rail says lines have reopened following the collision, with service gradually returning to normal.

A customer incident has caused the entire Windrush line to be suspended

There is a good service on all other London Underground lines

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Arielle Domb

The majority of commuters will not face problems getting to work on Wednesday morning, with a good service on all but one TfL line.

At 7.58am, there was no service on the Windrush line due to a customer incident.

The Weaver and Central lines may cause delays to some journeys

The Weaver line is facing delays on Tuesday morning

Transport for London

Nuray Bulbul

Majority of commuters will not face problems getting to work on Tuesday morning with delays impacting two Tube services.

At 8:32am, the Central line was reporting severe delays between Leytonstone and Epping/Woodford via Hainault due to an earlier faulty train at Hainault.

There is a good service on the rest of the line.

Migrants will have to learn English 'to A-Level standard' to get work visa under new UK immigration reforms

Migrants will have to learn English 'to A-Level standard' to get visa

Most commuters are set for a delay free journey this morning, with no disruptions on the TfL network.

There is currently a good service on all routes.

There are also no exceptional delays or serious disruptions on London roads this morning.

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Multiple TfL and National Rail lines

Southeastern, Great Northern and Thameslink services are among the disrupted National Rail lines

Ross Lydall

Arielle Domb|Nuray Bulbul

Commuters may face severe delays on their journeys to work this morning, with disruptions on multiple TfL and National Rail lines.

At 10.00am, the Waterloo & City line was experiencing minor delays.

There were also delays across the National Rail network, with delays of up to 30 minutes on Southeastern trains between St Pancras International/Victoria and Ramsgate.

Michael Wiggins achieved the Guinness World Records title for the fastest marathon dressed as a traffic cone.

Michael Wiggins running during the London Marathon (Michael Wiggins/PA)

Danielle Desouza

Guinness World Records (GWR) has confirmed more than 40 records were broken at Sunday’s London Marathon, including the largest number of finishers ever.

A total of 56,640 participants crossed the finish line, beating the 55,646 set by the TCS New York City marathon in November 2024.

On Monday, locals sealed off the road with fake crime scene tape to stop Lambeth Council employees from entering and making a start on the controversial street scheme. It was the second time in a month residents have blocked council employees from Amesbury Avenue.

He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) on Tuesday (April 22): “If this project goes ahead, my business will be completely destroyed. We have customers from the local community. How are they going to carry their items if there's no parking for vehicles?”

Passengers may experience delays across the Bakerloo, District and Central line

The Bakerloo line is reporting delays

Ross Lydall

Arielle Domb|Nuray Bulbul

Commuters may face difficult journeys to work this morning, with delays on the Bakerloo, District and Central line

At 8.10am, Bakerloo line was reporting severe delays between Queen's Park and Harrow & Wealdstone while Network Rail fixed a signal failure at Kensal Green.