Residual disruption between Slough and Reading expected until 13:00 

Route(s) affected

Elizabeth line between Abbey Wood and Reading

Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Didcot Parkway / Oxford / Newbury / Great Malvern / Hereford / Cheltenham Spa / Worcester Shrub Hill / Worcester Foregate Street / Bristol Temple Meads / Weston-super-Mare / Cardiff Central / Swansea / Carmarthen / Paignton / Plymouth / Penzance

Description

Trains are returning to normal through Maidenhead following a train hitting an obstruction at this station. Trains between Slough and Reading may still be cancelled or delayed by up to 10 minutes whilst service recovers.

Disruption is expected until 13:00.

Great Western Railway customer advice:

A train had been damaged from a swan being on the line. The damaged train has now moved to the maintenance depot. This had resulted in services running between London Paddington and Hereford to be severely delayed.

Therefore, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following West Midlands Railway services:

• 12:40 Hereford to Great Malvern (towards Birmingham New Street)

• 12:46 Great Malvern to Hereford (from Birmingham New Street)

By using the above trains to travel to Great Malvern, you can then connect with the GWR 13:55 Great Malvern to London Paddington service.

Customers at Hereford wanting to travel to London Paddington can also use their ticket at no extra cost on the 12:45 Transport for Wales service to Newport (South Wales) where you can change for a GWR London Paddington service.

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.