Lewisham Derailment (Southeastern services affected)

Luckily a freight train as opposed to a passenger train. The track damage looks severe and services will be affected all day at the least:

That explains the chaos in getting from London Bridge to Charing Cross this morning.

Have pity on my lodger who works in Bexley and has been on a bus replacement service for well over an hour now.

Disruption expected to continue for days:

https://twitter.com/networkrailPR/status/824661342615379969

sends out teams of huskies to find poor benighted lodger

https://twitter.com/networkrailpr/status/825026654061867009

hashtag facepalm