Travel chaos as train commuters delayed by up to TWO HOURS after flash floods
COMMUTERS faced travel chaos after they were hit by delays of up to TWO HOURS when flash flooding created havoc on one busy train line.
Manor Park station suffered track problems after a sudden downpour of heavy rain meant all four of their lines were blocked during rush hour.
Some 32 trains were cancelled while 35 services were delayed on a number of services going to and from London Liverpool Street.
Greater Anglia said disruptions, which were first reported around 5pm, were expected to go until 5pm.
An eyewitness told Express.co.uk who was on one of the affected services said he saw platforms "packed" full of people affected by the delays.
London Liverpool station a bit of a mess with people piling up #manorpark
One service between London Liverpool Street and Norwich, which departed in the middle of rush hour, was delayed by almost two hours.
People took to social networking site Twitter to complain about the lengthy delays to their journey from work.
Tweeter selspiero posted: "Wow @greateranglia in 10 years of commuting I have never seen a board with no trains, & no information for over 3 hours. Awful. #ManorPark".
Wow @greateranglia in 10 years of commuting I have never seen a board with no trains, & no information for over 3 hours. Awful. #ManorPark
— Ian (@selspiero) September 19, 2014
@greateranglia photo of the puddle causing all the chaos #ManorPark pic.twitter.com/GUtTavFZN3" @Delayed_Again
— Phil Marsden (@nutta_79) September 19, 2014
Jessie Tenenbaum wrote: "London Liverpool station a bit of a mess with people piling up #manorpark".
While others blasted the delays after pictures emerged showing the flooding at Manor Park that caused the delays.
Phil Marsden tweeted: "Photo of the puddle causing all the chaos".