TRAINS between London and East Anglia were delayed for a short time on Wednesday afternoon after a man tried to commit suicide on the line at Maryland in east London.

TRAINS between London and East Anglia were delayed for a short time on Wednesday afternoon after a man tried to commit suicide on the line at Maryland in east London.

The incident happened at about 1.30pm and caused short delays on some services - mainly local trains to Southend and Shenfield.

However some trains to Ipswich and Norwich were delayed for a few minutes as the track was cleared.