Passengers held on trains for up to hour as services suspended between Heathrow and Abbey Wood

Services on a major section of London’s new £19bn Elizabeth line have been suspended because of a swan blocking the tracks.

Transport for London (TfL) said there were no services between Heathrow airport in west London and Abbey Wood in south-east London – via the centre of the capital – due to “an obstruction on the track”. It said there were severe delays on the rest of the line.

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