Photos: Thousands stranded in London as Rail stop working due to power failure

Thousands of commuters are facing a nightmare journey home after a power failure sparked a 'total meltdown' on London trains leaving many stranded for up to five hours. Network Rail has warned commuters to avoid Victoria 'at all costs' and said there would be severe disruption to Southern trains with London Bridge expected to be extremely busy.

Passengers resorted to fighting each other to get on trains this morning after an electrical supply problem between Clapham Junction and Wandsworth led to severe delays. Three of the four lines through the area are now open and engineers are working to complete repairs. See more image..

Network Rail urged evening rush-hour passengers to consider starting their journeys either earlier or later than normal and to check with websites and social media sites before travelling. More than 900 passengers on the 7.02am Southern Trains service between East Grinstead and Victoria were evacuated at 11.36am after a 'horrendous' wait with limited water supplies.

British Transport Police started evacuating passengers on the stranded 7.02am service at 10am and passed water to others trapped on board with no air conditioning.

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