London travel news LIVE: Elizabeth line and Heathrow Express trains facing day-long disruption due to broken track
Commuters using the Elizabeth line are facing disruption throughout Wednesday due to defective track in west London.
A speed restriction is in place at Hayes & Harlington is causing delays to journeys through the station.
The issue is also affected Great Western Railway and Heathrow Express services.
National Rail says the disruption is expected to last all day.
Meanwhile the Central line was hit with an early-morning suspension and severe delays following a late finish to engineering work.
Follow all the latest developments here...
Minor delays now affecting Central and Elizabeth lines
11:53 , Lydia Chantler-Hicks
There are now minor delays affecting both the Central and Elizabeth lines, says TfL, as earlier severe delays appear to be over.
There is a good service on all other lines.
Severe delays on Elizabeth Line
10:47 , Lydia Chantler-Hicks
TfL is now saying delays on the Elizabeth Line are severe again.
The delays are affecting the line between Paddington and Abbey Wood, and are caused by the ongoing track fault in the Hayes & Harlington area.
There are also minor delays on the rest of the Elizabeth Line.
Minor delays on Elizabeth Line
10:29 , Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Severe delays on the Elizabeth Line have now ended, says TfL.
The track fault in the Hayes and Harlington area is now causing “minor” delays.
Central Line delays downgraded to 'minor'
10:13 , Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Severe delays on the Central Line have now ended, says TfL.
Minor delays persist between Leytonstone and Hainault due to train cancellations.
Delays across entire Central Line
09:17 , Lydia Chantler-Hicks
There are severe delays between Leytonstone to Epping / Hainault and between White City to Ealing Broadway / West Ruislip after late-finishing engineering works.
TfL now says there are also minor delays across the rest of the line.
'Major disruption' expected on south coast trains until 3pm
09:02 , Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Outside of London, there is major disruption between Wareham and Weymouth as emergency services are dealing with an incident that has blocked all trains lines.
“Until further details are known, all lines are blocked as specialist teams carry out investigations,” says National Rail.
Train services running to and from Wareham and Weymouth “may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised”, it adds.
“Major disruption is expected until 3pm.”
Severe delays on Central Line
08:24 , Josh Salisbury
Alongside delays on the Elizabeth Line due to the faulty track, there are also severe delays on the Central Line.
TfL says this is following a late finish to engineering work.
Defective track hits Elizabeth Line and Heathrow services
08:22 , Josh Salisbury
A defective track at Hayes & Harlington has hit Elizabeth Line, Great Western Railway and Heathrow Express services.
As a result, trains running between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport / Reading may be cancelled, delayed by up to 15 minutes or revised.
Passengers are being warned to expect disruption until the end of the day.
The affected services are:
Elizabeth line between Abbey Wood and Heathrow Terminal 4 / Maidenhead / Reading: and between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 4 / Heathrow Terminal 5 / Reading: and also between Shenfield / Gidea Park and Heathrow Terminal 5
Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Reading / Didcot Parkway / Oxford / Bristol Temple Meads / Bristol Parkway / Cheltenham Spa / Worcester Shrub Hill / Worcester Foregate Street / Great Malvern / Hereford / Swansea / Carmarthen / Newbury / Frome / Weston-super-Mare / Taunton / Exeter St Davids / Paignton / Plymouth / Newquay / Penzance
Heathrow Express between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 5.
