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| Signalling problems at Slough cause rail delays | Signalling problems at Slough cause rail delays |
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| Rail commuters are facing a morning of travel misery after signalling equipment was damaged near Slough during overnight engineering work. | Rail commuters are facing a morning of travel misery after signalling equipment was damaged near Slough during overnight engineering work. |
| First Great Western (FGW) is operating a "severely reduced" service into Paddington, adding up to an hour to journeys. | First Great Western (FGW) is operating a "severely reduced" service into Paddington, adding up to an hour to journeys. |
| The rail company has advised passengers to avoid travelling between Reading and Paddington. | The rail company has advised passengers to avoid travelling between Reading and Paddington. |
| It said the disruption would continue until at least midday. | It said the disruption would continue until at least midday. |
| The problems are also affecting services to and from the west of England, Swansea, Bristol, Oxford, Cheltenham Spa and Worcester. | |
| 'No announcements' | |
| A message on the FGW website said: "Following overnight engineering work, signalling equipment has been damaged between Slough and West Drayton affecting all four lines. Because of this, a severely disrupted train service is operating between Reading and London Paddington this morning. | |
| "Many services will be cancelled and there will be delays of up to 60 minutes affecting those trains which can run. We strongly advise customers to avoid travelling where possible. Disruption is expected to last until at least 12:00 today. | "Many services will be cancelled and there will be delays of up to 60 minutes affecting those trains which can run. We strongly advise customers to avoid travelling where possible. Disruption is expected to last until at least 12:00 today. |
| "At present, we are expecting to be able to run four trains per hour in each direction between Reading and Paddington. Your tickets will be valid on other operators' services and on alternative routes which avoid the affected area." | "At present, we are expecting to be able to run four trains per hour in each direction between Reading and Paddington. Your tickets will be valid on other operators' services and on alternative routes which avoid the affected area." |
| Some passengers took to Twitter to vent their frustration. Mark Waine said: "@FGW 9.04 from Reading to Paddington hasn't moved for an hour, no announcement for over 30 minutes, trains passing us, have we been forgotten?" | |
| Julian Crump said: "@fgw We're at slough. No announcements/no guidance. Should we continue to London? Are there rtn trains? Will refunds be given? Anything?" |