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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Most Underground lines normal after power failure
Normal service has resumed on most lines on the London Underground network after a power failure caused major disruption on Monday afternoon. The Elizabeth, Jubilee, District, Northern, Waterloo & City, Circle and Piccadilly lines are now operating a good service, according to Transport for London (TfL). However, Metropolitan line passengers face severe delays due to the "late finish" of engineering works at Baker Street and the Mildmay line on the London Overground is partly suspended due to a points failure. TfL said disruption on several lines on Monday was caused by a short power outage in south-west London at about 14:30 BST, which caused caused knock-on problems across the network. The malfunction also caused a fire at an electrical substation in the Cunningham Place and Aberdeen Place area of Maida Vale, a London Fire Brigade spokesperson said. Firefighters were called to the substation and brought the flames under control, but three metres of high voltage cabling were destroyed, the fire service said. The National Grid has apologised for the disruption caused by the power failure. A spokesperson said: "The fault was resolved within seconds and did not interrupt supply from our network, but a consequent voltage dip may have briefly affected power supplies on the low voltage distribution network in the area. "We once again apologise for any inconvenience and ongoing travel disruption." Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to Power failure knocks out London Underground lines Transport for London
BBC News
13-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Underground service mostly normal after power failure
Normal service has resumed on most lines on the London Underground network after a power failure caused major disruption on Monday Elizabeth, Jubilee, District, Northern, Waterloo & City, Circle and Piccadilly lines are now operating a good service, according to Transport for London (TfL).However, Metropolitan line passengers face severe delays due to the "late finish" of engineering works at Baker Street and the Mildmay line on the London Overground is partly suspended due to a points said disruption on several lines on Monday was caused by a short power outage in south-west London at about 14:30 BST, which caused caused knock-on problems across the network. The malfunction also caused a fire at an electrical substation in the Cunningham Place and Aberdeen Place area of Maida Vale, a London Fire Brigade spokesperson were called to the substation and brought the flames under control, but three metres of high voltage cabling were destroyed, the fire service National Grid has apologised for the disruption caused by the power failure.A spokesperson said: "The fault was resolved within seconds and did not interrupt supply from our network, but a consequent voltage dip may have briefly affected power supplies on the low voltage distribution network in the area."We once again apologise for any inconvenience and ongoing travel disruption."
Sky News
12-05-2025
- General
- Sky News
London Underground stations shut and lines suspended as power cut hits Tube
A power outage caused major travel disruption on London's Tube network on Monday, stretching into rush hour. The Elizabeth, Bakerloo, Jubilee and Northern lines were among the routes either suspended or delayed, with several stations closed and passengers forced to evacuate. A spokesman for Transport for London (TfL) said there was an outage in southwest London for "a matter of minutes" and "everything shut down". National Grid confirmed a fault on its transmission network, which was resolved in "seconds", but led to a "voltage dip" that affected some supplies. The London Fire Brigade said the fault caused a fire at an electrical substation in Maida Vale, and it's understood firefighters destroyed three metres of high-voltage cabling. That came just weeks after a fire at the same substation, which saw elderly and vulnerable residents among those moved from their homes. But today's fire - between Cunningham Place and Aberdeen Place - is understood to have involved different equipment to the parts in the 29 April incident. TfL's chief operating officer Claire Mann apologised for the disruption, adding: "Due to a brief interruption of the power supply to our network, several lines lost power for a short period earlier this afternoon." Passengers told Sky News of the disruption's impact on their plans, with one claiming he would have had to spend £140 for a replacement ticket after missing his train. He said he will miss a business meeting on Tuesday morning in Plymouth as a result. Another said she walked to five different stations on Monday, only to find each was closed when she arrived. "Only on the last station did I find out it was a power outage affecting the entire Underground, after I approached ticketing staff," she said. "Again, no announcement made. So I looked for bus alternatives. In total, I spent two hours stranded in central London. Horrible experience. "I feel bad for people who possibly missed their flights."
Asharq Al-Awsat
12-05-2025
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Power Failures Cause Disruption on London Tube
Power failures caused delays and disruption on London's Tube network on Monday, as several of its busiest lines were suspended. The Bakerloo line was completely suspended as of 1715 local time (1615 GMT), while other services including the Jubilee, Elizabeth and Piccadilly lines were facing severe or minor delays following a power outage more than two hours earlier. Transport for London (TfL) said it was working to get the whole network back to normal service as quickly as possible. "Due to a brief interruption of the power supply to our network, several lines lost power for a short period earlier this afternoon," TfL Chief Operating Officer Claire Mann said in a statement. Britain's National Grid confirmed that a fault on its transmission network had caused a power failure. "The fault was resolved within seconds and did not interrupt supply from our network, but a consequent voltage dip may have briefly affected power supplies on the low voltage distribution network in the area," a spokesperson said. The incident also caused a small contained fire which was brought under control, National Grid said. The potential for power failures to cause major disruption came into sharp focus in March when London's Heathrow Airport was forced to shut for 18 hours due to a fire at a nearby electrical substation, stranding hundreds of thousands of air travelers. Transport trade union TSSA called for an inquiry into the incident to ensure a similar power outage does not happen again. "Safety for all is key at this moment, but in due course we will need a proper inquiry into what happened and the lessons to be learned," TSSA General Secretary Maryam Eslamdoust said.
CBS News
12-05-2025
- CBS News
London Underground subway network disrupted by power outage
Multiple lines on the London Underground network were suspended or disrupted on Monday because of a power outage, the British capital's transport authority said. The Transport for London website showed that at least two subway lines were suspended due to a power failure, and there were severe delays and partial suspensions on at least three other lines. A Transport for London spokesperson told the PA news agency that there was a power cut in south London "for a matter of minutes," causing disruption in the subway network. The spokesperson, who was not named, said "everything shut down" due to a "National Grid issue." British media reported that many stations in central London were completely closed. Waterloo station was among the worst-affected stations, CBS News partner BBC News reported. The Transport for London, or TfL, website also appeared to be having issues, as some travel advice pages were not loading. The cause or the extent of the disruption was not immediately clear.
