UK · 2 August 2026
What halted trains to Stansted Airport on Sunday?
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London Fire Brigade ordered all trains stopped after wildfires broke out near tracks at Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, before 3pm Sunday, Greater Anglia said. Services to Stansted Airport, Cambridge North, Meridian Water and Hertford East were delayed or diverted via Seven Sisters, the operator confirmed. Network Rail crews worked alongside firefighters using specialist terrain vehicles to put out the blaze, with disruption expected into the evening.
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