Power Cut Causes Rush Hour Misery in London

World | August 29, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Power Cut Causes Rush Hour Misery in London Tube stations were evacuated as a power cut caused rush hour misery for 250,000 people in London. Photo by www. bbc.co.uk

A power cut caused rush hour misery for 250,000 people in London and the South East. The blackout stopped about 1,800 trains and closed 60% of the Tube network. Commuter trains in London and the South East should be working normally on Friday morning, say rail officials. BBC cited a National Grid spokesman as saying that its engineers were still trying to discover the cause of the problem after the company lost a circuit supplying Wimbledon, Hurst and New Cross areas.

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