London Euston descends into chaos as trains grind to halt on hottest day of year

These lines have been affected, with disruption expected into the evening.

Avanti West Coast

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Wolverhampton / Crewe / Manchester Piccadilly / Edinburgh is affected.

Passengers can use tickets on the following services: Chiltern Railways between Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone, CrossCountry via any reasonable route, East Midlands Railway between London St Pancras International and Sheffield, Northern via any reasonable route, TransPennine Express via any reasonable route, West Midlands Railway via any reasonable route.

London Northwestern Railway

London Northwestern Railway between London Euston and Tring / Milton Keynes Central / Birmingham New Street / Crewe if affected.

You can use your ticket on the following trains:

• Chiltern Railways:
  • Birmingham Moor Street – Leamington Spa – Banbury – Bicester – Aylesbury – London Marylebone.
• CrossCountry:
  • Birmingham New Street – Leamington Spa – Banbury – Oxford – Reading (to connect with Great Western Railway services to London Paddington).
  • Birmingham – Nuneaton – Leicester (to connect with East Midlands Railway services to London St Pancras International).
  • Tamworth – Derby (to connect with East Midlands Railway services to London St Pancras International
  • Birmingham – Wolverhampton – Stafford – Stoke-on-Trent.
• East Midlands Railway:
  • Crewe – Stoke on Trent – Derby.
  • Derby – Leicester – Kettering – Wellingborough – Bedford – Luton – London St Pancras International.
• London Northwestern Railway:
  • Bedford – Bletchley, to connect with services to London St Pancras International.
  • St Albans Abbey – Watford Junction, to connect with services to London St Pancras International.
• West Midlands Railway:
  • Worcester and Birmingham New Street
  • Nuneaton – Coventry – Leamington Spa.
• Thameslink:
  • Bedford – Luton – Luton Airport Parkway – St Albans – London St Pancras International.
• Southern:
  • Watford Junction – London (Kensington Olympia) (if they are not affected by this disruption)
• London Overground:
  • London Euston and Watford Junction (if they are not affected by this disruption).