What a shambles! Tweets show extent of rail chaos in Croydon and London

TO SEE how rubbish the trains were on Monday, look no further than this stream of tweets. These are just a selection of messages taken from the account @SouthernMalachi in a two-hour period on Monday night. Some services were re-routed, some cancelled and others delayed for more than an hour. In other words, it was an utter shambles:

Due to congestion the 20:40 London Bridge to West Croydon has been delayed by 12mins from London Bridge

— SouthernMalachi (@SouthernMalachi) January 5, 2015

(1/2) The 00:14 London Victoria to Gatwick Airport will not call at Coulsdon South, Merstham and Redhill. Customers change at Purley ...

— SouthernMalachi (@SouthernMalachi) January 5, 2015

CANCELLED Due to congestion the 23:10 London Bridge to West Croydon has been cancelled

— SouthernMalachi (@SouthernMalachi) January 5, 2015

Due to congestion the 20:55 West Croydon to London Bridge has been delayed by 5mins from West Croydon

— SouthernMalachi (@SouthernMalachi) January 5, 2015

Due to congestion the 20:40 London Bridge to West Croydon has been delayed by 22mins from London Bridge

— SouthernMalachi (@SouthernMalachi) January 5, 2015

Due to congestion the 20:38 London Bridge to Horsham has been delayed by 13mins from Norwood Junction

— SouthernMalachi (@SouthernMalachi) January 5, 2015

Due to congestion the 20:32 London Victoria to Southampton Central and Bognor Regis has been delayed by 5mins from East Croydon

— SouthernMalachi (@SouthernMalachi) January 5, 2015

Due to congestion the 19:11 London Bridge to West Croydon has been delayed by 33mins

— SouthernMalachi (@SouthernMalachi) January 5, 2015

CANCELLED Due to congestion the 18:10 London Bridge to West Croydon has been delayed 1hour 7mins

— SouthernMalachi (@SouthernMalachi) January 5, 2015

Due to congestion the 20:40 London Bridge to West Croydon has been delayed by 12mins from London Bridge

— SouthernMalachi (@SouthernMalachi) January 5, 2015

CANCELLED Due to congestion the 20:36 London Bridge to Caterham will start from Norwood Junction at 21:00

— SouthernMalachi (@SouthernMalachi) January 5, 2015

Due to congestion the 19:27 Brighton to London Victoria has been delayed by 7mins from East Croydon

— SouthernMalachi (@SouthernMalachi) January 5, 2015