The big chill in pictures: commuters struggle to work as London freezes

 
1/16
12 March 2013

Britons struggled through ice, snow and bitter temperatures to get to work today after a night which saw hundreds of drivers stranded.

Road, rail and air travel were all badly affected this morning as the freeze continued. Some motorists trapped overnight were caught in treacherous conditions on the M23 in Sussex and on the A23 in Kent, while many people abandoned their vehicles.

Emergency services, local authorities and the Highways Agency worked through the night attending hundreds of incidents.

Many rail services were affected, with delays of up to an hour on all services run by the Southern train company.

A number of roads remained closed, including the A27 at Worthing in West Sussex and the A259 at Beachy Head in East Sussex.

Cross-Channel ferries were operating "as far as possible" but passengers were advised to allow extra time to reach ports due to bad conditions on the A2 and A20 in Kent.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in