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Essex Trains Cancelled: Heatwave's Track Woes
23 Aug
Summary
- C2C trains face cancellations due to track quality after heatwaves.
- Shrinking clay beneath tracks causes speed restrictions and delays.
- Disruption is expected to continue until ground conditions improve.
C2C train services connecting Essex and London are facing widespread cancellations on Monday. The disruption is attributed to "track quality" problems that emerged following the recent summer heatwaves.
The extended period of dry weather has caused the clay soil beneath the railway lines to dry out and contract. This shrinkage has necessitated the implementation of speed restrictions on affected routes.
Commuters using the c2c network, which serves stations between Fenchurch Street and Shoeburyness in east London and south Essex, are urged to check for potential delays. The train company strongly recommends traveling earlier or later in the day.
Speed restrictions will remain in effect until the ground conditions stabilize and recover, a process c2c anticipates could take "some time." Similar service cancellations and diversions occurred on Friday and throughout the past weekend.
