London and a significant part of the counties of South East England on Friday at the time were left without electricity due to a failure in the National grid. The failure affects traffic, reports TASS.

According to BBC television and radio Corporation, electrical power failures also occurred in Wales, the Midlands and in Scotland.

More than one million inhabitants of the Kingdom were affected by a large-scale failure of electricity supply.

“We have encountered problems that affected the two generators led to power cuts in some parts of the United Kingdom. At the moment the problem is eliminated and the system operates in normal mode. Anyone who continues to face problems at the local level, must contact the operator of its distribution network for assistance”, – stated in the message released by the energy company National Grid.

According to Reuters, a failure affects a railway line operated by the company Thameslink, Southern and Gatwick Express, as well as some lines of the London underground.

The Department of transport for London warned of a possible malfunction of the traffic lights. Passengers were warned of delays of trains and flights. The London underground has stopped traffic on the Victoria line, the Guardian writes.

Company National Rail announced that trains on some lines stopped briefly because of a power outage, but then the power was restored. </s> LONDON: National Grid, which owns the electricity and gas transmission system in England and Wales, said the cause of a major power cut across Britain has now been resolved.

There had been "issues with two power generators causing loss of power in selected UK areas," a spokeswoman for National Grid said. The issue was "now resolved," she added.

Large chunks of Britain, including London, were hit with a power cut Friday afternoon that disrupted train travel and snarled rush-hour traffic.

Power supplier National Grid said issues with two generators had caused a loss of power across parts of the country and that they had been resolved.

Power failures were reported as far apart as London in southeast England and Cheshire in the northwest. Many people reported that the outage lasted just a few minutes, but the impact on travelers was severe.

Transit operator Transport for London said some traffic lights in the city had been knocked out, and advised drivers to be careful.

National Rail Enquiries, which is run by Britain's train companies, said "power supply problems are currently causing disruption to a large number of train services."

Rail services across the country were canceled or delayed during the Friday evening rush hour, and commuter trains powered by overhead wires ground to a halt in mid-journey.

London North Eastern Railway said all services were suspended in and out of King's Cross, one of London's busiest stations. It tweeted: "Customer advice is DO NOT TRAVEL."

The power failure came as heavy rainstorms drenched the London area, causing flooding at Luton Airport, around 30 miles (47 kms) north of the capital.

The airport said in a statement that the "unprecedented rainfall" had caused "water damage in a number of locations in the terminal" and apologized for the disruption. </s> London [UK], Aug 9 (ANI): Massive power cuts were reported across large parts of London and South-Eastern England following a suspected failure in Britain's National Grid network on Friday evening (local time).

"We're aware of a power cut affecting a large area of London and South East. We believe this is due to a failure to National Grid's network, which is affecting our customers," UK Power Networks tweeted.

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Transport for London (TfL) told CNN that parts of its train network were affected following the power outage on Friday evening, but power had later been restored and service was expected to be back shortly. (ANI) </s> LONDON (Reuters) - Large parts of Britain were hit by a power cut, affecting trains, knocking out traffic lights and disrupting an airport during rush hour on Friday evening.

Passengers are seen inside a Vauxhall Underground Station during the power cut in central London, Britain, August 9, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media video. EMRE SARIGUL @Turkish_Football1 via REUTERS

London, the south east and north west of England and Scotland were impacted, leaving hundreds of thousands of people temporarily without electricity.

National Grid, which owns the electricity transmission system in England and Wales, said there had been “issues” with two power generators and the problems have now been resolved.

Members of the public posted images on social media, which showed the tube network in the darkness and people having to use their mobile phones as torches.

Train services in and out of London, including Thameslink, Southern and Gatwick Express were facing delays and cancellations. National Rail said a large number of train services had been affected.

Transport for London said the Victoria line on the city’s underground system had been suspended and warned people to take extra care when using the roads because some traffic lights were not working.

The electrical grid operator in northeast England reported multiple power failures across the region, which affected the airport and metro system of the region’s biggest city, Newcastle.

Western Power Distribution which serves the Midlands, South West and Wales said there had been a “major incident” but all affected customers now had power restored.

In Cheshire, northwest England, police tweeted that they were aware of a power outage in the Ellesmere Port area.

Some people on social media reacted to the outage with humor.

“Was that #powercut someone attempting to fix Britain by turning it off and on again?” Emma Clarke said on Twiter.

Another person referencing the possibility that Britain face disruption if it leaves the European Union without a trade deal at the end of October said: “Country having a practice for no deal Brexit #powercut “ </s> A national grid failure has plunged the capital into darkness with homes also affected as well as major train and Underground lines. Transport for London tweeted: “Due to a large scale National Grid failure there is a power cut in the London and South East areas, meaning that some traffic lights are down. Please be very cautious on the roads!” Trains that were in operation have broken down and come to a standstill coming in and out of the city, furious passengers have said.

One said on Twitter: “On a train Leicester-London which has come to complete standstill at Luton as no power on the overhead cables. All trains at standstill in front according to announcement.” Another added: “In the Victoria line and between two stations when the power failure happened. Guess I'm living the London experience to the fullest!” The national grid is a network of high-voltage power lines between major power stations.

Some social media users bizarrely suggested Brexit was to blame for the incident. One said: “Mad that the power cut was all over london and the south east.

Another added: “Huge power cut. Only lasted a few minutes but included much of South London - saw reports from Battersea and Clapham to Rotherhithe and Loughton. Probably rehearsing for No Deal.” ThamesLink is also badly affected, and tweeted: “#TLUpdates - Due to failure of the electricity supply, train services running across the whole network may be cancelled or delayed.” They added trains between Farringdon and Bedford are at a standstill.

Strike-hit South Western Railway has not been affected, but reported numerous incidents such as tress having fallen on lines and an “operational incident” affecting services to Exeter. A commuter onboard the Victoria Line said the heat during the power cut has caused him to turn into a “human sweat marinade”. Others said the situation had happened outside of London. READ MORE: Power cut: Check if your area is affected

One Twitter user said Manchester and Cornwall had been affected. She said: “Bude just had a town-wide power cut that lasted over 30 mins. Western power distribution have said there is a major incident on the national infrastructure and I’m hearing reports of power outages from all over the country from Hayle, up to Manchester, back down to South London.” Thirty minutes inot the chaos, South Western Railway tweeted it had started to affect services. </s> A massive power cut plunged huge swathes of England and Wales into darkness with energy companies estimating up to one million people were affected.

Blackouts were reported in London, the South East, the Midlands and the North West and eyewitnesses reported “apocalyptic” scenes at the start of the rush hour.

Traffic lights dimmed, alarms spontaneously sounded and information screens at airports and major train stations were wiped.

Power outages, first reported around 5pm, caused widespread chaos on roads and rail networks – with many services brought to a standstill and scores more subject to delays and cancellations.

Issues with two generators caused a loss of power across parts of the UK but the National Grid Electricity System Operator said power was “restored” by 7pm. Around 300,000 homes and business were affected in London and the South East, according to UK Power Networks.

Western Power Distribution said around 500,000 people were left in the dark in the Midlands, South West and Wales.

Northern Powergrid, which serves 3.9 million homes and businesses in the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, said 110,000 customers lost power yesterdaybetween around 5.10pm and 6pm. And energy provider SSE said more than 16,000 customers were affected.

Harriet Jackson, 26, said the chaos at Clapham Junction station in south-west London at 5pm was like “witnessing something out of an apocalyptic film”.

She added: “I realised that nothing was open and there was hardly any phone signal. All the traffic lights were down, but there were no police present, which meant it was dangerous to cross – cars weren’t stopping either. No one knew what was going on.”

Scott McKenzie was travelling through Newcastle Airport when the power cut out for around 15 minutes, in what he was told by officials was “due to a wider problem in the region”.

The 31-year-old from Cardiff said: “We were plunged into darkness and people were using their phones as torches to see and get around.

“It was a bit worrying, more so because various alarms were going off and staff clearly didn’t quite know what was going on either.”

The issue was “resolved” and power was restored to those affected by 6.40pm a Government spokesman said.

National Grid said: “We had an unexpected and unusual event, the loss of two generators that connect to the GB transmission system, which led to a fall in the frequency of the electricity system.

“Even though these events are outside our control, we have plans in place to respond and the system operated as planned.”

It confirmed that the system is “operating normally”.

Friday night commuters were halted in their tracks as widespread power outage affected rail services across England and Wales. The power cut stopped trains leaving from and arriving at major London terminals and services in areas including Newport in south Wales, Eastbourne in east Sussex, Three Bridges in west Sussex and Exeter in Devon. Some people were reportedly evacuated from trains after being stranded in darkness, in a tunnel for two hours. One woman described it on Twitter as “like a bad movie”, adding: “So much for taking a day off work to relax!” The BBC’s economics editor Faisal Islam was among the passengers left in travel limbo. He shared a photo of an apparently stationary train and wrote on Twitter: “Chaos on the east coast main line… just been told Kings Cross closed…. after national grid outtage….” Some commuters, however, found humour in a dark moment. One man heading to the capital wrote: “Stuck on a train into London because of the power cut. It’s been almost 15 minutes now. Some people are screaming, some are writing their wills and many have started eating each other just to stay alive. We can’t cope. Please send help!!!” Rail services in England and Wales remained severely disrupted last night with many passengers unable to complete their journeys. Network Rail advised people check with train operators before setting off. </s> A suspected failure in Britain's National Grid network has led to a power cut across large areas of London and South East England, UK Power Networks said Friday.

"We're aware of a power cut affecting a large area of London and South East. We believe this is due to a failure to National Grid's network, which is affecting our customers," UK Power Networks tweeted.

Transport for London has also confirmed to CNN that parts of its train network were affected following the power outage on Friday evening, but that power had been restored and service was expected to be back up and running shortly. </s> ZoltanGabor/iStock(LONDON) — Large parts of London and the southeastern part of the United Kingdom were without electricity on Friday night.

The outage, caused by the failure of two power generators on National Grid’s network, caused train services in and out of the capital to be delayed and cancelled. There were also issues with traffic lights and the London Underground.

National Grid said later on that their systems responded to the failure as expected, “disconnecting an isolate portion of the electricity demand.” That action, the company says, protected the system and allowed for quick restoration of power.

Electricity was restored by 6:30pm local time, National Grid said. </s> London and large parts of England and Wales were hit by massive power outages on Friday, UK power companies said Friday.

“We experienced issues with two power generators causing loss of power in selected UK areas,” Britain’s National Grid Electricity System Operator tweeted. “The issue is now resolved and the system has returned to normal.”

Earlier UK Power Networks tweeted that the power cut affected a large area of London and the South East, which it believed to be because of a failure to National Grid’s network.

Western Power Distribution, which distributes power to the Midlands, the South West region and Wales also tweeted that it was experiencing a “major incident on the national electricity infrastructure,” but added that all customers who were affected have had their power restored.

Transport for London (TfL) confirmed to CNN that parts of its train network were affected following the power outage on Friday evening, but that power had been restored and service was expected to be back up and running shortly.

According to Britain’s Press Association (PA) news agency, a spokeswoman for TfL said police officers may need to operate busy intersections where traffic lights had lost power.

She added that it was unclear how big the power cut was, but it was known that some traffic lights were “not working,” PA said.

Londoners shared pictures of the power surge on Twitter, which showed the tube network in darkness.

The outage also affected several overground train services, with Thameslink tweeting that its trains had been brought to a “standstill,” and London North Eastern Railway said several of its had broken down, according to PA.

“Power supply problems are currently causing disruption to a large number of train services. Information screens in some areas are also affected,” National Rail Enquiries said according to PA.

Earlier on Friday, UK Power Networks warned that they were “preparing for forecast of strong winds” across the South East and East of England, directing customers to their website for further guidance on how power might be affected.
A massive power failure affects most of the northwestern and southeastern United Kingdom and London, leaving thousands of homes, various train lines, and parts of Newcastle International Airport without power.