Overview

• The victim struck at Bushey station on 11 August was taken to hospital with potentially life-changing injuries and the incident is not being treated as suspicious.
• Emergency services cleared all lines through Bushey shortly after the collision, but train companies forecast knock-on delays into the early afternoon, especially on Watford Junction–London Euston routes.
• National Rail and multiple operators activated alternative ticket acceptance on Chiltern Railways, LNER, Avanti West Coast and local buses to support affected passengers.
• Separate incidents—a trespass near Balham on 12 August and a fatality near Wellingborough the same day—have compounded network pressure and triggered further delays.
• Operators continue to revise timetables, maintain replacement routes and advise travellers to check live updates and allow extra journey time as services recover.