Sunday 18 Jun 2023
Disruption at London Bridge 18/06/2023 due to small trackside fire
A Network Rail spokesperson said; "services into London Cannon Street and through London Bridge are currently disrupted. This is due to a small trackside fire which caused a sleeper to smoulder in the Borough market area this afternoon. This has now been extinguished, and Network Rail are on site to assess the damage.
We are very sorry for any disruption that this may cause to customers, and we are now assessing the impact this small lineside fire has had on the track and what this may mean for services for the remainder of the afternoon.
Once again we apologise for the disruption to this afternoon's service, and customers should check with their journey before travelling. The cause of this incident is not yet known and we will carry out an investigation to find the root cause, to prevent this happening again".
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