London’s transport network is broken by power outage

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London’s Underground Transport Network stressed the weakness of Britain’s national infrastructure, which causes the power of “sin” in the electric network on Monday afternoon.

Thousands of passengers in the capital were postponed or suspended in a hurricarry hours, including several trains, including the anniversary and waterloo and the city.

It has been less than two months after the fire in a substation in Hayes, London, London’s Heathrow Airport is a day for a day that explores the strength of the British transport centers.

Claire Mann, Chief Operating Director Transport for LondonSeveral lines have lost strength due to the “short break of electricity”. London surface and elizabeth line rail services were also broken.

Short power outage caused severe disruption, as many TFL was reported to be acquainted with the issue if many of these systems are not properly attached.

Signal systems are not designed to be extinguished, so the trains needed to be tested before the restarts.

FTSE 100, which has a high-voltage power transmission network in the UK and Wales, said that a sin in the network has been resolved in seconds in the network on Monday afternoon.

It added that the shortage of our network did not stop supplies, but as a result, a reference may affect energy supply in a low-voltage distribution network in the dip. “

Britain’s electrical networks working in London’s distribution networks, offered “less than one minute” and additional help, including TFL.

TFL still stated the serious delays in the anniversary and piccadilli lines between the evening and others.

The National Grid, cable deficiency, said the “small, containing fire” was controlled by firefighters. “We apologize for any anxiety and ongoing journey disruption.”