Amended Great Western Railway services between Didcot Parkway / Newbury and London Paddington expected until the end of the day on Thursday 25 June 

Route(s) affected

Between Didcot Parkway / Newbury and London Paddington

Description

The Met Office are advising that heatwave conditions are forecast for parts of England and Wales with temperatures expected to remain high until at least Saturday 27 June.

The hot weather is set to be widespread over England and Wales, and highs of up to 38°C are possible in some areas. There are red and amber weather warnings in place for extreme heat covering parts of England and Wales from today, Monday 22 to Thursday 25 June.

The extreme heat forecasted this week can lead to an increase in points failures. To reduce the risk of this, Network Rail are not moving some of these points to protect the key route into London. As a result, Great Western Railway will be running an amended timetable between Newbury / Didcot Parkway and London Paddington with services being revised to terminate at Reading, or to run non-stop between Reading and London Paddington.

Trains will be unable to call at Slough, Maidenhead or Twyford.

Disruption is expected until the end of day Thursday 26 June.

Customer advice:

Great Western Railway services will run with the following amendments:

• Didcot Parkway and London Paddington services will not call at Slough, Maidenhead or Twyford, or may be revised to run between Didcot Parkway and Reading only

• Newbury and London Paddington services may be revised to run between Newbury and Reading only

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following:

• Elizabeth line services between Reading and London Paddington

• Great Western Railway services between Reading and London Paddington

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey for today using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner. For journeys on Tuesday 23 June and beyond please check back later.

The National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner does not reflect these changes. Please check back later.

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.