Lines reopened: disruption between Reading and Swindon / Oxford
Service alteration details
Incident reported: Tuesday 19 August 2025 at 15:30
Incident cleared: Wednesday 20 August 2025 at 00:31
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Last updated
Wednesday 20 August 2025 at 00:32
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
CrossCountry between Reading and York / Newcastle, and also between Bournemouth and Manchester Piccadilly
Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Didcot Parkway / Bristol Temple Meads / Cardiff Central / Swansea / Cheltenham Spa / Carmarthen / Banbury / Taunton / Oxford / Great Malvern / Hereford, and also between Didcot Parkway and Oxford / Banbury
Description
The emergency services have safely completed their work and trains are now running normally between Reading and Swindon / Oxford.