A land slip caused a train to derail near Watford junction station this morning.
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A spokesman for London Midland said: “There is a train derailment at Watford Junction – it is the 6.19 service from Milton Keynes to London Euston”.
Commuters took to social media to voice their frustration with a number of services which were cancelled or delayed as a result of the storms.
It comes after half a month’s rain fell in just a few hours prompting the Environment Agency issued a series of flood warnings last night.
Lightning strikes left thousands without electricity, caused fires and temporarily closed railway lines including the Stansted Express airport service.
There has been no report disruption on the buses, although surface water on the roads could slow services down.
Met Office meteorologist Martin Combe said 32.8mm of rain fell in three hours in Farnborough, Hampshire – almost half the 70mm average for the month of September.
Network Rails said that although a “small portion” of the train came off the track it “remained upright”.
“Passengers are being transferred to continue their journeys”, a spokesman said.
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They also attended a fire caused by lightning that struck a row of six garages on Beechwood Road in Knaphill at around 9.30am. Two motorbikes were damaged, and no-one was hurt in the blaze.
