Engineering works bring misery for South Western Rail passengers

Commuters piling onto trains after an abundance of cancellations Credit: ITV Meridan

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Passengers on some of the busiest rail routes across the South are being warned not to travel on Monday morning because of over-running engineering works.

No South Western Railway trains were running between Surbiton and London Waterloo - the UK's busiest railway station.

It is the latest disruption to hit SWR following a spate of problems involvingsignal and points failures.

A long-running dispute over the role of guards on trains has also crippledservices because of strikes.

Normally-packed commuter trains were cancelled, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded.

Some passengers took to social media to vent their anger.

All trains to Waterloo are cancelled Credit: Moin Alam

Stephen Hicks, who works at the University of Southampton shared a picture of all the cancellations in and out of London Waterloo station on Monday morning.

Southern services between East Croydon and London Victoria were also disrupted because of over-running engineering works.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union called for the resignation ofTransport Secretary Chris Grayling because of the latest bout of travel chaos.

RMT general secretary called for Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to resign Credit: Nick Ansell/PA

Our reporter Richard Slee, has been out to some of the South's train stations.