Commuters are not expected to face another day of travel mayhem at Waterloo Station after signalling problems sent the busy transport hub into meltdown on Wednesday.
Engineers have now fixed the issues that crippled South West Trains (SWT) services and caused numerous cancellations at the station throughout the day, according to National Rail.
And while delays of up to an hour were expected to continue until the end of service, Londoners travelling to work on Thursday are not expected to face the same chaotic scenes.
Hundreds of passengers planning to catch trains out of the capital from Waterloo on Wednesday evening were pictured crammed into the station’s busy concourse awaiting announcements.
Londoners were hit with delays and diversions, with the provider having warned the signalling problems would have a “major impact” on services all day.
In its latest update on the technical difficulties, National Rail said in statement disruption was anticipated until the end of service – but that the problems had been resolved.
The statement read: “Engineers have rectified all the issues and all lines across the network have reopened. Due to train crew and stock displacement, services will continue to be delayed by up to 60 minutes, revised or cancelled.”
Amid Wednesday’s mayhem, furious commuters took to social media to vent their outrage at their “nightmare” journeys to and from work.
One Londoner, Barnard Casey, 65, likened the overcrowded concourse to the film ‘Oh What a Lovely War”, while taking aim at the service provider.
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He told the Standard: “He told the Standard: “It was like the film ‘Oh What a Lovely War’ with the passengers in the trenches being sent ‘over the top into chaos’ while the bosses sat back in their chateaus at a distance.
“There was no direction, no notices and no management to be seen.”
Delays for customers travelling to and from Waterloo were still being reported after 9.30pm, with National Rail warning some trains were likely to be terminated early.
