Updated at: 13-Mar-2025 11:03:57: AM
Operator: Great Western Railway
Routes affected:
Between London Paddington and Didcot Parkway / Swindon / Oxford
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Description of Incident
Engineering work is taking place until 09:20 between Goring & Streatley and Appleford, closing some lines.
From London Paddington:
- 07:36 London Paddington to Great Malvern will start from Oxford. Earlier replacement buses will run from Reading and Didcot Parkway to Oxford to connect into the train.
- 07:38 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway will terminate at Reading. A replacement bus will depart from Reading to Tilehurst, Pangbourne, Goring & Streatley, Cholsey and Didcot Parkway.
- 08:05 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids will start from Swindon. An earlier replacement bus will depart from Reading to Swindon, also from Didcot Parkway to Swindon to connect into the train.
- 08:33 (departing 08:28) London Paddington to Swansea will depart Reading at 09:06, then operate approximately 10 minutes later than normal throughout.
- 08:36 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway will depart at 08:48 and operate later than normal throughout.
To London Paddington:
- 07:45 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington will change direction of travel at Chippenham before diverting between there and Reading (via Newbury – not calling). It will not call at Swindon and Didcot Parkway and will arrive at Reading and London Paddington approximately 30 minutes later than normal. An earlier replacement bus will depart from Swindon to Didcot Parkway, also from Swindon to Reading for rail connections to London Paddington.
- 07:54 Oxford to London Paddington will start from Reading. If you are travelling from Oxford or Didcot Parkway, you should travel on later train services.
- 08:18 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington will start from Reading. A replacement bus will depart from Didcot Parkway, Cholsey, Goring & Streatley and Tilehurst to Reading for connections to stations to Slough and London Paddington.
- 08:30 Bristol Parkway to London Paddington will terminate at Swindon. Connects at Swindon into 09:25 (departing 09:06) Swindon to London Paddington.
- 08:37 Swindon to London Paddington will start from Reading. Customers from Swindon and Didcot Parkway should travel later.
- 09:02 Oxford to London Paddington will depart at 09:10 and will operate later than normal throughout. It will not call at Didcot Parkway and Slough. An earlier replacement bus will depart from Oxford to Didcot Parkway.
- 09:19 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington will not run.
- 09:25 Swindon to London Paddington will depart earlier at 09:06 and will call additionally Cholsey, Goring & Streatley, Pangbourne, Tilehurst, Twyford, Maidenhead and Slough.
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This page created on: 27-Jan-2025 13:27:36: PM