 Disruption was caused to other rail services, although trains continued to run past the accident site on the Cannon Street lines.The emergency services struggled to access the accident scene but eventually 282 people were evacuated from these two trains.Some 200 people from another train a short distance behind (Connex South Central service from London Bridge to Guildford train) were initially left unsupervised, and had to find their own way to evacuate themselves in the inclement weather.