Overview

• Great Western Railway told customers not to travel between Paddington and Reading and cancelled services until further notice.
• National Rail said disruption would last through the evening with Great Western Railway, the Elizabeth line and Heathrow Express services affected.
• Ticket acceptance is in place on South Western Railway between Reading and London Waterloo, on Chiltern Railways between London Marylebone and Oxford, and on the Bakerloo line between Paddington, Marylebone and Waterloo.
• Customers can use today’s Great Western Railway tickets tomorrow and are eligible for Delay Repay compensation.
• Paddington saw heavy crowding with the Tube entrance cordoned off, and reports said replacement buses and taxis were limited due to demand.