"Henry" wrote in message ...
"Chris Small" wrote in message
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Any idea what happened at Balham station today? No trains were
stopping there this morning and all services were severely delayed (up
to an hour or more). The announcements just mentioned a fatality
without giving any other details.

Chris

From BBC London "News in Brief"

Body found on tracks
A body has been found on the tracks at Balham railway station in south-west
London, it has been confirmed.
A spokesman for British Transport Police said the body was discovered about
0100 GMT on Wednesday.
The body has not yet been identified and it is not known whether the person
is male or female.
The station was closed on Wednesday morning while British Transport Police
investigated the incident.

Male person, scene treated as a crime scene by BTP and body not
recovered until 1300 approx. The lack of a contingency plan by SCT for
the main lines being closed during the peaks meant services ran up to
180 mins late!