London travel news LIVE: Central line delays after 'casualty on tracks'

The Central Line had severe delays on Friday as emergency services responded to a casualty on the track.

The line reopened after an earlier suspension but is now running with delays while Bethnal Green Tube station is now back open.

Tickets are being accepted on London Buses, Elizabeth Line and London Overground.

RMT action could also see Oxford Circus close at short notice between 10pm on Friday and 6am on Sunday.

A good service was being reported on the rest of TfL network apart from the Northern line where there are minor delays due to a shortage of trains.

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Two stations closed

11:02 , Will Mata

Bethnal Green and Oxford Circus stations are both shut on Friday morning.

Bethnal Green is closed while emergency services deal with a casualty on track.

Oxford Circus, meanwhile, is shut due to RMT strike action.

Central line part suspended

11:05 , Will Mata

There is no service between Leytonstone and Liverpool Street on the Central line on Friday morning as emergency services deal with a casualty on the track.

All trains are otherwise only running westbound and there are severe delays on the rest of the line.

Tickets are being accepted on London Buses, the Elizabeth Line and London Overground.

Minor delays on Northern line

11:08 , Will Mata

There are also minor delays on the Northern line on Friday morning.

A shortage of trains has led Transport for London to flag the alert.

Mornington Crescent station closed

11:20 , Will Mata

Mornington Crescent Tube station is closed due to faulty lifts. It means there are now three closed Tube stations - or four if you include the long term closure of Kentish Town.

TfL has said tickets are being accepted on London buses.

Large amount of closures this weekend

11:39 , Will Mata

The following lines have a restricted service or planned closure this bank holiday weekend due to scheduled works or engineering.

Reduced service

Elizabeth line: Sunday 5 May, the first train from Paddington to Reading will depart at 0700 instead of 0646.

Part closure

District line: Saturday 4, Sunday 5 and Bank Holiday Monday 6 May, no service between Hammersmith / Wimbledon / Kensington (Olympia) and Edgware Road / Embankment.

Circle line: Saturday 4, Sunday 5 and Bank Holiday Monday 6 May, no service between Edgware Road and Tower Hill (via Victoria).

DLR: Saturday 4, Sunday 5 and Bank Holiday Monday 6 May, no service between Westferry / Poplar and Lewisham. Replacement buses operate: Service DL3 between Westferry and Island Gardens and Service DL4 between Canada Water (for Jubilee line) and Lewisham.

Overground: Sunday 5 May, from 2215, no service between Highbury & Islington and Dalston Junction. Replacement buses operate between Camden Road and Stratford via Highbury & Islington, Canonbury and Dalston Junction.

Planned closure

Waterloo and City line: Line does not run at weekends.

Four day Croydon Tramlink strike to go ahead after 'bad faith' talks

12:12 , Will Mata

A strike is set to begin this weekend on the Croydon Tramlink after a union accused Transport for London (TfL) of “bad faith” in negotiations.

Unite is holding the walkout from 8pm on Sunday to 6am on Thursday with up to 60 engineers on the south London network set to down tools over pay disparities.

Unite called the strike on Thursday stating that they wanted the pay of tram drivers to come into line with London Underground staff. They said that Tube workers can earn up to £10,000 more for equivalent roles despite both needing the same qualifications.

TfL has denied there was any “bad faith” element of the talks.

William Mata has the full story here.

Old Street Tube station now also closed

12:40 , Will Mata

Old Street station is closed due to faulty escalators, TfL has said.

Central line no longer suspended

12:43 , Will Mata

The Central line is now severely delayed but is no longer part suspended.

TfL said: “Severe delays due to an earlier customer incident. Tickets are being accepted on London Buses, Elizabeth Line and London Overground.”

Bethnal Green station now open

12:48 , Will Mata

Bethnal Green station has reopened after an earlier incident.

The Central line Tube station had been closed on Friday morning.

The line is currently experiencing delays.

Minor delays on Metropolitan line

13:26 , Will Mata

Transport for London has warned of minor delays between Moor Park and Amersham / Watford due to train cancellations.

The next departure from Amersham will be at 1.52pm.

Old Street no longer closed

13:54 , Will Mata

Old Street Tube station is no longer being flagged as closed by TfL.

As of 1.40pm TfL had not included it on their list. It had earlier been closed due to an escalator fault.

DLR now part suspended

14:18 , Will Mata

The Docklands Light Railway is now part suspended.

Transport for London said there is no service between Westferry, Bank and Tower Gate due to a power supply problem in the Bank area.

There is a good service on all other DLR routes.

Morning Crescent station has reopened

14:42 , Sami Quadri

Morning Crescent station has reopened after it was briefly closed earlier due to a faulty lift.

Severe delays on DLR

15:12 , Sami Quadri

DLR passengers face delays between Bank and Lewisham due to a power supply problem in the Bank area. Good service remains on all other DLR routes.

DLR no longer part suspended

15:53 , Will Mata

Transport for London is no longer listing delays on the Docklands Light Railway.

Fire Brigade warns of impact on traffic around Paddington after blaze brought under control.

16:43 , Robert Dex

London Fire Brigade warned traffic was “likely to remain impacted” after its crews left the scene of a hotel blaze in Paddington.

Praed Street was originally closed to traffic between Spring Street and London Street but has now reopened.

Two days of planned strike action at Heathrow called off for urgent talks

16:48 , Robert Dex

Two days of planned strike action at Heathrow Airport have been called off.

A spokesman for the union Unite said walkouts set for May 7 and 8 were off to allow for “last-minute” discussions.

But it warned other planned walkouts on May 9-13 could still go ahead depending on the outcome of the talks.

Hundreds of workers in passenger services, who help travellers catch connecting flights, trolley operations and security guards, agreed to strike after plans to outsource their jobs.

Train shortage causes Northern Line delays

17:25 , Robert Dex

TfL say there are “minor delays” on the Northern Line due a shortage of trains.

Bakerloo running a good service after earlier delays

18:06 , Robert Dex

TfL said there was now a good service on the Bakerloo Line after earlier delays.

Potential track problem causes delays

18:54 , Robert Dex

Thameslink warned passengers of delays between Norwood Junction and London Bridge because of “a possible track defect”.

They said services between the two stations are being run at a reduced speed and Network Rail had been asked to “carry out a safety inspection”.

The problem is also affecting Southern trains on the route.

Coverage ends.

20:57 , Robert Dex

Thank you for reading.