TfL: Elizabeth line, Piccadilly line, Heathrow Express and rail disruption on Monday

Passengers on two Transport for London (TfL) services in west London faced severe disruption on Monday morning (November 27).

The Elizabeth line was suspended between Hayes & Harlington and Heathrow Terminals due to a signal failure, with severe delays to Paddington.

The Piccadilly line had no service between Acton Town and Heathrow Terminals, with severe delays on the rest of the line.

Heathrow Express services and Great Western Railway between Didcot Parkway/Newbury and Paddington have also been dirupted.

Minor delays were being experienced on the Central line due to "train shortage".

Latest as at 8.25am:

Elizabeth line

The Elizabeth line has no service between Hayes & Harlington and Heathrow Terminals while a signal failure in the Hayes and Harlington area is fixed. There are severe delays between Paddington and Hayes and Harlington. Tickets are being accepted on buses and the Piccadilly line (see below) via "any reasonable route". There is a good service on the rest of the line.

Piccadilly line

On the Piccadilly Line there is no service between Acton Town and Heathrow Terminals due to a fire alert at Northfields. There are severe delays on the rest of the line.

Great Western Railway and Heathrow Express

Heathrow Express between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Paddington and Great Western Railway between Didcot Parkway/Newbury and Paddington have faced disruption.

Lines have been reopened between Reading and Paddington following urgent repairs to the track in the Slough area and an earlier fault on a train at Heathrow Airport, according to National Rail.

Trains running between Reading/Heathrow Airport and Paddington may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 10 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected to continue until 10.30am.

Central line

The Central Line has minor delays on the entire line due to a shortage of trains.

TfL

A TfL spokesperson said on Monday afternoon: “We sincerely apologise to customers who were disrupted this morning travelling to and from Heathrow Airport. An issue following Network Rail signalling work over the weekend caused problems to the Elizabeth line, and an earlier fire alert on the Piccadilly line impacted customers. Tickets were accepted on local buses and we worked to return Elizabeth line and Tube services as soon as possible.”