London travel news LIVE: Major train disruption after body found on tracks
There was major travel disruption in south London earlier today after a body was discovered on the tracks.
Emergency services were called to an area near the railway between Hither Green and New Cross this morning.
The incident meant that all lines between New Cross and Blackheath, Hither Green and New Beckenham were closed, before a normal service resumed shortly after 1pm.
Elsewhere, a defective track in west London continues to cause major disruption on the Elizabeth line.
The fault at Hayes & Harlington means that trains are running at a reduced speed, affecting services running between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminals & Reading.
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Live updates
Normal service resumes following casualty on tracks
A normal service has resumed following the earlier casualty on the tracks in south London.
National Rail confirmed that trains were now running as normal from around 1.15pm.
BTP have confirmed that enquiries into the circumstances leading up to the person's death are ongoing.
Passengers causes disturbance on Overground
A passenger causing a disturbance on a train at Queens Road Peckham earlier today has caused residual disruption to services between Canada Water and Clapham Junction.
Trains between these stations are still being delayed - tickets are being accepted on London Buses via any reasonable route.
Piccadilly line update
There are minor delays on the Piccadilly Line between Acton Town and Rayners Lane & Heathrow Terminals westbound only due to an earlier signalling problem at Acton Town.
There is a good service on the rest of the line.
BTP release statement regarding body on tracks
The British Transport Police (BTP) have released a statement after a body was found on the line in south London earlier this morning.
A spokesperson told The Standard: “We were called at around 8.40am today (3 November) to reports of a casualty by the tracks near St Johns railway station.
“Officers responded with paramedics, however sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Enquiries into the circumstances leading up to the person's death are ongoing.”
Customer incident delaying Windrush line
There is no service on the Windrush line between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction due to a customer incident at Queens Road Peckham.
There is a good service on the rest of the line.
District line update
There are severe delays on the District line between Earl's Court and Wimbledon due to a faulty train at Parsons Green.
There are also between Earl's Court and Ealing Broadway & Richmond due to train cancellations.
Body discovered on tracks in south London
A body has been discovered on the line in south London this morning, causing major travel disruption.
The incident means that all lines between New Cross and Blackheath, Hither Green and New Beckenham are currently closed.
There are currently long delays on the M25 following a multi-vehicle crash earlier this morning.
The incident occurred around Junction 11 at around 7am
Lanes have now reopened, but there are still delays of over one hour anticlockwise, with 7 miles of congestion.
National Highways says there also delays from junction 14.
Central line delays
There are now severe delays on the Central line between Hainault and Woodford via Grange Hill due to a signal failure at Loughton.
There are also minor delays between Leytonstone and Epping, and between North Acton and West Ruislip.