THE theft of signalling cables has caused “major disruption” to the UK’s train network, National Rail said.
The passenger service has announced that multiple train lines have been significantly affected, with delays of up to 60 minutes.
Signalling cables at Napsbury were stolen and has caused chaos with the signalling system at St Albans, Hertfordshire.
National Rail has said that East Midlands Railway services between Sheffield, Nottingham, Corby and London St Pancras were affected.
The train operator also said services between Sheffield, Nottingham, Corby and London St Pancras were affected.
Thameslink trains have also been effected by the cable theft, with services between Bedford and East Croydon, and also between Luton and Rainham, in Kent affected.
On the National Rail website, it told Thameslink customers that they were “working on recovering the scheduled service and some trains may still be affected by alterations and delays.”
“This continues to affect services between Gatwick Airport and the South Coast, as well as some remaining diverted trains between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria”, they added.
East Midlands Railway advised customers that “Trains running through the area will be delayed by up to 60 minutes between Luton and London St Pancras International in both directions. Some services will be cancelled or altered.
A bus replacement shuttle will be running between Corby and Kettering in both directions.
They also said that the original tickets of trains affected will be valid for the next available service.
A spokeswoman said that normal services are expected to resume at about 6am on Sunday with work to replace the cables going overnight.
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