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Train derails at Paddington: Services disrupted in and out of the station Train derails at Paddington: Services disrupted in and out of station
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An empty train has derailed outside London Paddington leading to the cancellation of services in or out of the west London station. Passengers travelling through London Paddington are facing continued disruption after a train derailment.
Network Rail said an empty train went past a red signal outside the station activating an automatic derailment. Overhead power lines also came down. Network Rail said the empty train had passed a red signal outside the station, activating an automatic derailment on Thursday. Overhead power lines also came down.
No passengers were on board and there were no injuries. Operator GWR expects to run only half its normal service on Friday morning.
Passengers have been advised to use alternative routes, with lines to and from Reading disrupted until 02:00 BST. Network Rail said a limited service would run to and from London Paddington until the end of Friday.
Network Rail said it was "working to reopen lines as quickly as possible". No Heathrow Connect service will run, but the Heathrow Express service will run every 30 minutes and Heathrow Connect tickets will be accepted.
Great Western Railway advised customers wishing to travel beyond Reading to "not attempt to travel from London with us" and said tickets would be valid on Friday. 'Significant damage'
It said services between Paddington and Reading "may be delayed by up to 120 minutes or revised", with disruption "expected until 02:00 BST". A Great Western Railway (GWR) spokesman apologised for the disruption and said: "At the moment, we expect to be able to run around half our normal service into and out of Paddington on Friday morning.
"We hope this will improve as further progress is made and we would ask customers to check before travelling.
"Passengers should expect GWR and alternative trains to be much busier than usual, particularly with additional people travelling to Ascot."
GWR said there was a reduced train service between Paddington and Reading.
It said the train had derailed in a siding, resulting in damage to infrastructure.It said the train had derailed in a siding, resulting in damage to infrastructure.
The operator added that Chiltern Railways, Cross Country, South West Trains, Transport for London and London Underground were conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice. No passengers were on board when the train derailed and there were no injuries.
Heathrow Express services have also been suspended due to a loss of power at the station. A Network Rail spokesman said: "Our engineers are working around-the-clock to repair significant damage caused by this incident.
A spokesman for Network Rail said: "We have reopened some lines but passengers should go online to look at alternative travel options which are available to them. "We are working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and to minimise the inconvenience for passengers."
"We are working to reopen all lines as quickly as possible." London Fire Brigade said it had been called to the station at 18:22 BST.
London Fire Brigade said it was called to the station at 18:22 BST.
A statement said: "There was one person on board at the time of the incident who left the train before the brigade arrived.A statement said: "There was one person on board at the time of the incident who left the train before the brigade arrived.
"When crews arrived, they checked there was nobody trapped or left on board and once certain the scene was safe handed the incident back over to Network Rail.""When crews arrived, they checked there was nobody trapped or left on board and once certain the scene was safe handed the incident back over to Network Rail."
Passengers have taken to social media to describe their frustration at the delays.Passengers have taken to social media to describe their frustration at the delays.
Azzy tweeted: "Can't get to Cornwall tonight then because I'll miss my connection at Plymouth", while Tanbir said: "@GWRHelp stuck on the train into #londonpaddington going to miss an event I've paid for, really annoyed!"Azzy tweeted: "Can't get to Cornwall tonight then because I'll miss my connection at Plymouth", while Tanbir said: "@GWRHelp stuck on the train into #londonpaddington going to miss an event I've paid for, really annoyed!"