Debris blown onto tracks in the high winds shorted out the traction current and caused mainline rail commuter chaos today.
It delayed thousands of commuters into Cannon Street and Charing Cross stations - exactly the same passengers who suffered horrendous disruption yesterday.
There were delays of more than an hour getting into the capital.
A power failure at Hildenborough near Sevenoaks crippled services on the busy Hastings to London line throughout the morning peak.
The driver of the 5.50 Tunbridge Wells to Cannon Street service reported he had lost power and the train became stranded for half an hour.
Network Rail (NR) engineers inspected the track and found debris blown by the high winds had landed on the power rail causing a short circuit.
Some trains - though fewer than usual - were able to through but very slowly. Others stacked-up behind causing long knock-on delays.
Yesterday a train broke down at Hildenborough station causing exactly the same problems.
Commuters were advised to use alternative services from Tonbridge or Ashford International where tickets accepted without passengers having to pay the extra high-speed train fare.
London distance services to and from Paddington (First Great Western) and Waterloo (South West Trains) to the south west of England are suffering continuing major disruption due to flooding, heavy rain and high winds.
Many services have been cancelled and, where possible replaced by buses. Tracks have been flooded and in some embankments washed away.
An NR spokesman said: "Services across the UK have been severely hit by the weather. We have every available person and piece of equipment out.
"But the flooding is so severe in many areas that we cannot get near the damaged tracks or even assess the damage.
""Tracks are flooded with ballast and embankments washed away."
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On the Tube there were early severe delays to Northern line services via Bank. A normal service resumed in time for the morning peak.
This was due to a signal failure at Bank.
