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| Reading to Paddington rail disruption continues | Reading to Paddington rail disruption continues |
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| Elizabeth Line and Great Western Railway passengers are being warned to expect disruption | Elizabeth Line and Great Western Railway passengers are being warned to expect disruption |
| Trains between Reading and Paddington continue to be delayed or cancelled due to a broken rail crossing. | Trains between Reading and Paddington continue to be delayed or cancelled due to a broken rail crossing. |
| Disruption is expected to continue throughout the day as fewer trains than normal are able to run on some lines. | Disruption is expected to continue throughout the day as fewer trains than normal are able to run on some lines. |
| Elizabeth line and Great Western Railway passengers are being warned to expect disruption. | |
| Network Rail - responsible for the UK's rail infrastructure - said it was sorry for the ongoing issues. | Network Rail - responsible for the UK's rail infrastructure - said it was sorry for the ongoing issues. |
| It urged passengers to check their journeys before they travel. | It urged passengers to check their journeys before they travel. |
| A Network Rail spokesperson said: "As part of our proactive track inspections, overnight our maintenance teams identified what looked like a crack in one of our rail crossings near Slough. | A Network Rail spokesperson said: "As part of our proactive track inspections, overnight our maintenance teams identified what looked like a crack in one of our rail crossings near Slough. |
| "Our first priority is safety, so a speed restriction has been introduced on the line, which may result in trains being delayed or revised. | "Our first priority is safety, so a speed restriction has been introduced on the line, which may result in trains being delayed or revised. |
| "Services between Newbury and London Paddington will only run between Newbury and Reading, passengers travelling to or from Paddington should change at Reading for trains into London." | "Services between Newbury and London Paddington will only run between Newbury and Reading, passengers travelling to or from Paddington should change at Reading for trains into London." |
| Great Western main line, which runs to and from Paddington, has suffered many problems in recent months. | Great Western main line, which runs to and from Paddington, has suffered many problems in recent months. |
| Yesterday, speed restrictions were imposed due to a broken rail crossing, which is used to transfer trains from one line to another. | Yesterday, speed restrictions were imposed due to a broken rail crossing, which is used to transfer trains from one line to another. |
| On Sunday, passengers were delayed due to damaged overhead electric cables on the route. | On Sunday, passengers were delayed due to damaged overhead electric cables on the route. |
| Thousands of passengers were stranded on trains for several hours because of a problem with overhead wires on 7 December, while four damaged rails were discovered within eight days in November. | Thousands of passengers were stranded on trains for several hours because of a problem with overhead wires on 7 December, while four damaged rails were discovered within eight days in November. |
| An investigation into the performance of the route was launched by the Office of Rail and Road in the same month. | An investigation into the performance of the route was launched by the Office of Rail and Road in the same month. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Berkshire | Berkshire |
| Reading | Reading |
| Rail travel | Rail travel |