Railway track fire sparks Overground and London Bridge train chaos amid Paddington delays

A fire on the railway tracks in south-east London has shut all lines in the area sparking major disruption.

The blaze next to the track near Brockley brought trains to a standstill between Sydenham and New Cross Gate on Tuesday morning.

Network Rail has warned the fire has damaged cables that supply electricity to the railway, causing heavy disruption to trains between London Bridge and Crystal Palace.

London Overground services are only running between New Cross Gate and Highbury & Islington.

Meanwhile Southern and Thameslink services running through the area may be cancelled or diverted to and from London Victoria.

Heavy disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Elsewhere a casualty on the track between Swindon and Didcot Parkway has closed some lines between Paddington and the South West of England and Wales.

The incident has created 90 minute delays on Great Western Railway services between the London station and cities such as Cardiff, Bristol and Plymouth.

Follow the latest updates below….

Line reopens following casualty on track near Didcot Parkway

11:55 , Jacob Phillips

Trains are able to run again following a casualty on the track near Didcot Parkway, causing long delays on trains between London Paddington and the South West of England and parts of Wales.

There are still 90 minute delays despite the line reopening.

Disruption is now expected until 3pm.

Pictures reveal damage to cables near Brockley

11:32

Network Rail has told customers it is working as quickly as possible to replace signalling cables following a fire near the tracks by Brockley station.

Pictures show where the fire burnt through a number of important cables. Engineers are hoping to be able to get the railway reopened by Tuesday Evening, Network Rail added.

Firefighters extinguished ‘small fire’ near Brockley station

10:30 , Jacob Phillips

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) has provided further details about a trackside fire in Brockley which is causing major disruption to the capital’s rail network.

A spokesperson told the Standard firefighters extinguished a “small” trackside fire near Brockley station in the early hours of the morning.

The :LFB was called shortly after 4am and had the incident under control over an hour later at 5.11am.

One fire engine from New Cross Fire Station attended the scene.

90 minute delays between Paddington and South West due to ‘casualty on the track’

10:16

There has been a casualty on the tracks creating long delays between Paddington and the South West of England.

The British Transport Police told the Standard: “Officers were called to the line near Wantage at around 8.28am today (17 September) following reports of a casualty on the tracks.

“Paramedics also attended, however sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will beprepared for the coroner.”

National Rail has warned that there are 90 minute delays between Paddington and stations such as Penzance, Bristol Temple Meads and Cardiff Central.

Major disruption between Paddington and south west of England

09:29

Trains travelling to and from London Paddington have been hit by 90 minute delays due to an emergency between Swindon and Didcot Parkway.

National Rail has warned all lines are blocked between the two stations and there are long delays between Paddington and stations such as Cardiff Central, Bristol Temple Meads and Penzance.

Major disruption is expected until 1pm.

Some lines to London Waterloo blocked

08:35 , Jacob Phillips

Commuters are facing further issues at rush hour as some lines towards London Waterloo have been blocked due to a fault on a train.

South Western Railway has warned that some trains may be cancelled or delayed due to the issue until 9.30am.

Trackside fire ‘safely extinguished’ says LFB

08:29 , Jacob Phillips

The London Fire Brigade has said that a trackside fire near Brockley Station broke out shortly after 4am on Tuesday.

The LFB said the fire has been safely extinguished but major disruption is still expected until the end of the day.

Major disruption to trains in south London until the end of the day

08:10 , Jacob Phillips

Train services in south London will be heavily disrupted until the end of the day, National Rail has warned.

All lines remain closed between Sydenham and New Cross Gate while the emergency services attend to a fire on the railway near Brockley Station.

Minor delays on the Elizabeth line

08:06 , Jacob Phillips

Commuters on the Elizabeth line have also been hit by delays on Tuesday morning.

There are delays on the line between Maidenhead and Reading while Transport for London fix a signal failure at Twyford.

TfL has said there is a good service on the rest of the line.

Overground trains unable to run in south London

07:43 , Jacob Phillips

Trains are unable to run on the London Overground in south London due to a fire.

There is no service between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace and West Croydon due to the blaze near Brockley.

Transport for London has told customers that tickets are being accepted on the Tube and there is a good service on the rest of the Overground.

Fire has damaged electricity supply

07:30 , Jacob Phillips

The lineside fire near Brockley Station has damaged cables that supply electricity to the railway.

Sharing a photo of the fire, Network Rail apologised and warned that the fire will cause huge delays throughout the busy rush hour period.

The London Fire Brigade are currently on site dealing with the blaze.

Fire near railway causing huge delays across south London

07:26 , Jacob Phillips

A fire next to the railway tracks near Brockley Station has stopped trains running in the area.

The major disruption is affecting Thameslink and Southern services that run between East Croydon / Norwood Junction and London Bridge.

National Rail has warned that a “significant fire” is affecting lineside cabling between Norwood Junction and London Bridge.