Richmond Branch Suspended 3/7

[TrainGeekUK]

District Line: No service between Gunnersbury and Richmond and SEVERE DELAYS Turnham Green and Gunnersbury due to signal failure at Richmond. Tickets are being accepted on South Western Railway and London Buses. GOOD SERVICE on the rest of the line.

The overground is also out of action from Willesden to Richmond.

My other half has been caught up in this. Seems to have been going on for all of the evening rush hour.

A major fault if anyone is in the know?

 

[randyrippley]

Whole North London Line / West London Line sounds in a mess:

"London Overground: No service between Willesden Junction and Richmond due to a signal failure at Richmond. No service between Gospel Oak and Stratford SEVERE DELAYS between Gospel Oak and Clapham Junction due to overhead power supply problems in the Hackney Central area. GOOD SERVICE on other London Overground routes. Tickets are being accepted on London Buses and London"

 

[Mojo]

This is Network Rail infrastructure and has been ongoing since yesterday evening. It is caused by damage to a set of points at Richmond, believed to have been caused by a run-through. Network Rail could not locate anyone with applicable licensing to carry out required isolations and thus the work did not commence until early afternoon today.

 

[Class 170101]

Network Rail could not locate anyone with applicable licensing to carry out required isolations and thus the work did not commence until early afternoon today.

Is this a result of 'efficiencies by NR meaning insufficient staff available to react to an incident?

 

[Recessio]

This is Network Rail infrastructure and has been ongoing since yesterday evening. It is caused by damage to a set of points at Richmond, believed to have been caused by a run-through. Network Rail could not locate anyone with applicable licensing to carry out required isolations and thus the work did not commence until early afternoon today.

Any idea who was responsible for the run through?