South-east London commuters may have escaped the effects of the 'weather bomb' but there were still train disruptions this morning.
Despite passengers bracing themselves for delays due to high winds and heavy rain, Southeastern said the bad weather was not affecting any of its routes which all remained open.
If you're travelling in the morning, please do check before setting out as #ukstorm may cause delays. Latest info http://t.co/rUp64lshzH
— Southeastern (@Se_Railway) December 11, 2014
In spite of this, a number of services were still delayed or cancelled.
The 7.03 Orpington to Charing Cross, the 7.38 from Barnehurst to Charing Cross, the 9.08 Hayes Kent to Charing Cross, and the 10.02 Charing Cross to Dartford via Bexleyheath and Lewisham were all cancelled.
These were caused by signal problems and train faults.
@Se_Railway timetable chaos on the Orpington to Victoria route and not one tweet mentioning it?
— Austin Rathe (@austinrathe) December 12, 2014
@Se_Railway I see the 7:28 from orpington is delayed. It's rain!!!!! #pathetic #southeastern
— Disgruntled Commuter (@leavesonline) December 12, 2014
Meanwhile, the 7.53 from Sevenoaks to Kentish Town was delayed by nearly 20 minutes due to issues with the driver.
The 8.40 Orpington to London Victoria train hit problems after an inward train was delayed, and the 9.10 service covering that same route was running around 10 minutes late.
@NRE_SEastern Pls explain how 7 minutes ago the 8:31 Orpington train from W.Dulwich was 1 min away and now it's 11 mins - Can they reverse??
— Mark Johnson (@Squire_Johnson) December 12, 2014
@Se_Railway unbelievably shit! Always cancellations and always the bexleyheath line going into Charring Cross. Ruined my morning once again.
— Shaun (@shaundwan) December 12, 2014
Meanwhile, the Met Office has withdrawn the yellow warning for rain and wind for London and the south east for today, which predicted gusts of up to 70mph.
However, two flood warning for the region were issued, with 39 alerts and five warnings in place across the country.
The 'weather bomb', or explosive cyclogenesis to meteorologists, is caused by a rapid fall in pressure in the central part of an area of low pressure.
Use #UKstorm to keep updated with progress and people are advised to check before they travel.
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