Alterations to Great Western Railway services between London Paddington and Didcot Parkway / Oxford expected until 20:00 

Route(s) affected

Between London Paddington and Didcot Parkway / Oxford

Description

Hot weather between London Paddington and Didcot Parkway / Oxford means that fewer trains are able to run between these stations. As a result, trains may be cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until 20:00.

Customer advice:

Trains running between London Paddington and Oxford will operate to a reduced frequency.

If you are travelling from London Paddington to Oxford and no direct services are showing on departure boards you should take the first available train to Reading where you can change for a CrossCountry or alternative Great Western Railway service to Oxford.

If you are travelling from Oxford to London Paddington you may travel on a CrossCountry service from Oxford to Reading and change there for an alternative Great Western Railway service to London Paddington.

London Paddington and Didcot Parkway via local Thames Valley stations service will be revised to not call at Slough, Maidenhad and Twyford. If you are travelling to / from those stations you may use Elizabeth line services at no additional cost.

Additional information:

During periods of very high temperatures rails can get considerably hotter. This means that there is a potential for issues to arise at sets of points, the moveable sections of rail used to route trains from one line to another. In order to eliminate such potential issues the points at a key junction near Slough will be kept in one position until the evening when temperatures will have eased.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.