London Waterloo rail services disrupted again after fire under train
Rail services to and from the country's busiest railway station were disrupted for a second successive day on Tuesday after a fire under a train.
South Western Railway services were cancelled or delayed after the incident between Surbiton and Weybridge.
The company said disruption to services, including those to and from London Waterloo, will continue for the rest of the day.
The company had already warned of delays because of the heat.
? *UPDATE 26/06* Following a small electrical fire underneath a train earlier today between Surbiton/Weybridge all lines have reopened, however this has affected trains across our entire network. Disruption is expected until the end of the day https://t.co/Ssj2lzz3Xm
-- SWR Help (@SW_Help) June 26, 2018
Services were hit on Monday because of a series of incidents including points and signal failures, trespassers and a person hit by a train.
In a message to passengers, SWR said: "With the exceptionally warm weather this week, rail temperatures are expected to reach 47 degrees in certain locations throughout our network, Network Rail have advised us that emergency speed restrictions are required between London Waterloo and New Malden on lines heading away from London Waterloo.
"These speed restrictions, which vary between 20mph and 40mph will be in operation on country-bound lines between London Waterloo and New Malden from 11:00 on the 26/06 up to and including 29/06.
"Trains may lose up to 10 minutes before reaching New Malden station and may be held at signals for longer.
"In addition to the above, there was a small fire underneath a train between Surbiton and Weybridge which is currently blocking the Woking bound line. We expect disruption until the end of the day."
Passengers were still on the train hit by the fire over an hour and a half after the incident happened.
