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Passengers on the c2c and Greater Anglia routes are facing longer journeys and potential delays as Network Rail addresses track issues caused by dried-out clay. Speed restrictions are in place until the ground recovers.
Rail passengers travelling between London and Essex will experience amended timetables and longer journeys due to hot weather drying out clay beneath tracks. Network Rail is implementing speed restrictions and temporary schedule changes to ensure safety and reliability on c2c and Greater Anglia services.
A points failure near London Liverpool Street station caused cancellations on services to Cheshunt and Hertford East on 4 August. Network Rail confirmed the fault, while Greater Anglia advised passengers to check before travelling.
A fire near Waltham Cross railway tracks has blocked all trains between Broxbourne and London Liverpool Street or Stratford. Stansted Express passengers face journeys of up to two and a half hours. Ticket acceptance applies on TfL and bus services until 18:00.
Greater Anglia suspended all services from London Liverpool Street at 14:57 on 29 July after a grass fire near Lea Road, Waltham Abbey. Fourteen London Fire Brigade engines attended; trains to Stansted Airport, Cambridge North, Meridian Water and Hertford East were cancelled, delayed or diverted via Seven Sisters.
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