Tube network descends into chaos as major power outage takes down four lines ahead of rush hour

Four London Underground lines and the Elizabeth enactment were suspended contiguous up of the day unreserved hr pursuing a large powerfulness nonaccomplishment successful the capital.

No trains were moving connected the full Bakerloo line, portion the Jubilee enactment was axed betwixt London Bridge and Finchley Road with terrible delays connected the remainder of it.

The Northern enactment was part-suspended betwixt Stockwell and Morden and betwixt Euston and Kennington, and determination was nary work connected the Waterloo & City line. 

Meanwhile the Elizabeth enactment was part-suspended successful the cardinal conception betwixt Paddington and Abbey Wood, with terrible delays connected the remainder of the line.

Separately, the Suffragette enactment connected the Overground was wholly suspended owed to a occurrence alert.

Some 26 stations were closed oregon partially-closed crossed the network, including cardinal interchanges specified arsenic Paddington, Liverpool Street and Tottenham Court Road.

Other impacted stops were Baker Street, Charing Cross, Bond Street, Westminster, Embankment, Euston, London Bridge and Farringdon. 

The contented was caused by a powerfulness outage successful South West London astatine astir 2.30pm which has since been rectified but delays are ongoing, according to BBC News. 

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