OMG....its snowing in England....
after many years...snow has finally begun....
Sky News Snow Patrol
Updated: 09:24, Thursday February 08, 2007
Snowy conditions are causing major disruptions across Britain.
Here is the latest from Sky News Online's Snow Patrol:
PLANES:
:: Luton, Stansted, Cardiff and Birmingham airports closed. Luton will be shut until at least midday.
:: Bristol International Airport's runway was closed for more than an hour to allow workers to clear the surface of snow.
TRAINS:
:: Services run by South West Trains and Southern into London and First Great Western to Gatwick Airport were among those cancelled or disrupted by the snow.
:: Virtually every train out of Guildford station in Surrey was delayed - one by 48 minutes.
:: Reduced train services in and out of the main London stations.
AUTOMOBILES:
:: Problems on a number of major routes, including the M1, M4, A1(M) and the M25.
:: A lorry jack-knifed on the A3 at Hindhead, Surrey, causing a small stretch of the A3 to close southbound.
:: A two-mile tailback of traffic formed on the M25 due to problems on the A22 road during the rush hour.
UNDERGROUND:
:: Underground services affected include:
The Central line, where there are severe delays between Leytonstone and Epping/Hainault due to a signal failure at Hainault.
The Jubilee line is suspended between North Greenwich and Stratford due to a signal failure at Stratford.
Severe delays on the rest of the Central line due to a faulty train.
On the Metropolitan line, there are severe delays due to an earlier faulty train at Wembley Park.
The Northern line is suspended between Golders Green and Edgware due to a faulty train at Colindale.
The Piccadilly line is suspended between Cockfosters to Oakwood due to multiple signal failures with minor delays on the rest of the line.
The Bakerloo line is currently operating with minor delays between Queen's Park and Harrow and Wealdstone with a good service on the rest of the line.
:: More than 300 schools closed in Wales.
:: Further schools closed across East Anglia and the Midlands.
yeap am taking a lil break form uni....wot can i do?..fear of falling down plus am ill which will make my cold might get worse.....
plus most of the transports are not running due to the snow fall....
hows it going for other Londoners out there?
