Half-term rail nightmare as routes across south London to shut for up to a week

Rail passengers could face huge delays to journeys during the half-term break as routes across south London will shut for up to seven days.Trains will grind to a halt for a week from Saturday, October 26 to Friday, November 1 while Network Rail upgrades a signalling system, as part of a £400 million investment in new tracks and signalling upgrades in the south of the city.