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| Paddington station: Major disruption continues due to power line damage | Paddington station: Major disruption continues due to power line damage |
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| Four tracks have reopened but services will finish early | Four tracks have reopened but services will finish early |
| Some services have started running out of Paddington railway station a day after trains became entangled in overhead power cables. | Some services have started running out of Paddington railway station a day after trains became entangled in overhead power cables. |
| Four tracks reopened at 09:30 BST after engineers worked overnight but disruption is expected to continue until lunchtime, Network Rail said. | Four tracks reopened at 09:30 BST after engineers worked overnight but disruption is expected to continue until lunchtime, Network Rail said. |
| Services will also finish before 22:00 to allow further work on the lines. | Services will also finish before 22:00 to allow further work on the lines. |
| People who headed to London and Windsor for the Queen's funeral proceedings on Monday were badly hit by cancellations. | People who headed to London and Windsor for the Queen's funeral proceedings on Monday were badly hit by cancellations. |
| Large queues also formed at London Waterloo during the afternoon as people tried to make their way home from the capital. | Large queues also formed at London Waterloo during the afternoon as people tried to make their way home from the capital. |
| It’s now 11:09 this is the first train arriving in at Paddington following problems with overhead cables yesterday. @BBCTravelAlert @BBCLondonNews pic.twitter.com/TwkPkdX1EY | |
| The issues began at about 06:30 after one train became entangled in overhead wires. The same then happened with subsequent services passing through Hayes and Harlington station, with about two miles (3.2km) of cabling damaged. | The issues began at about 06:30 after one train became entangled in overhead wires. The same then happened with subsequent services passing through Hayes and Harlington station, with about two miles (3.2km) of cabling damaged. |
| While all four tracks are now open, overhead electric wires are only in operation on two of the lines. | While all four tracks are now open, overhead electric wires are only in operation on two of the lines. |
| The first Elizabeth line train to Heathrow since Monday morning departed Paddington at 10:17. | The first Elizabeth line train to Heathrow since Monday morning departed Paddington at 10:17. |
| No trains had been able to run from Paddington station to West Drayton and Heathrow Airport, although from early on Tuesday morning there was a shuttle service to Ealing Broadway every 30 minutes. | No trains had been able to run from Paddington station to West Drayton and Heathrow Airport, although from early on Tuesday morning there was a shuttle service to Ealing Broadway every 30 minutes. |
| National Rail has advised: | National Rail has advised: |
| Passengers travelling between London and Reading should travel to/from London Waterloo using South Western Railway services | Passengers travelling between London and Reading should travel to/from London Waterloo using South Western Railway services |
| Passengers in London travelling to Oxford and Banbury should travel from London Marylebone | Passengers in London travelling to Oxford and Banbury should travel from London Marylebone |
| Passengers in Windsor traveling to London should travel via Windsor and Eton Riverside to London Waterloo | Passengers in Windsor traveling to London should travel via Windsor and Eton Riverside to London Waterloo |
| Passengers in Windsor travelling west should travel from Windsor and Eton Central to Slough and change at Slough for mainline services to Reading and onwards | Passengers in Windsor travelling west should travel from Windsor and Eton Central to Slough and change at Slough for mainline services to Reading and onwards |
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