Great Western Railway Status | Altered service between London Paddington and Reading / Didcot Parkway on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 July

Updated at: 15-Jun-2025 16:48:39: PM

Operator:  Great Western Railway

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Routes affected:

between London Paddington and Reading / Didcot Parkway / Great Malvern / Weston-super-Mare / Swansea / Exeter St Davids / Penzance

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Description of Incident

Engineering work is taking place between Southall / Slough and Reading, closing some lines.

Saturday

  • The 23:45 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington service will not call at Taplow or Burnham

A replacement bus service will run between Taplow / Burnham and Slough.

Sunday

  • The 00:34 London Paddington to Reading service will not call at Burnham or Taplow
  • The 06:20 Reading to London Paddington will depart later than usual at 06:25, and will not call at Burnham
  • The 06:38 London Paddington to Reading service will not call at Burnham
  • The 23:50 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington service will not call at Burnham

Replacement buses will run between Slough and Burnham / Taplow for these services.

Additionally:

  • The 07:38 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway service will not call at Pangbourne
  • The 07:59 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids service will depart earlier than usual at 07:49, returning to normal timings from Reading onwards
  • The 08:04 London Paddington to Penzance service will depart earlier than usual at 07:47; this service will divert between Reading and Westbury via Swindon (not calling) and will not call at Newbury or Pewsey
  • The 08:18 and 23:50 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington services will not call at Pangbourne
  • The 08:33 London Paddington to Swansea service will depart earlier than usual at 08:07 and will divert between Swindon and Bristol Parkway via Bath Spa (not calling)
  • The 08:36 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway service will depart later at 08:51
  • The 08:44 London Paddington to Penzance service will depart earlier than usual at 08:33; this service will call additionally at Newbury and Pewsey
  • The 08:47 London Paddington to Great Malvern service will depart earlier than usual at 08:43
  • The 09:00 London Paddington to Weston-super-Mare service will depart later than usual at 09:08
  • The 22:33 and 23:31 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway services will not call at Pangbourne

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Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

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This page created on: 21-Apr-2025 12:32:34: PM

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