Some lines have now reopened, but Great Western Railway said there are delays of up to 70 minutes, and disruptions could continue until 20:00 tomorrow.
Delays of 90 minutes continue as lines reopen
Delays of 90 minutes are expected as all lines reopen to London Paddington. Earlier today Great Western Railway services were suspended in Berkshire after a person was hit by a train in Twyford.
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Although lines have reopened, trains will not stop at Burnham, Taplow, Maidenhead and Twyford. There will also be no service between Twyford and Henley-on-Thames.
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'Berkshire train users should consider Marylebone service'
Great Western Railway (GWR) is advising customers to seek alternative modes of transport after services in Berkshire have been incapacitated.
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Speaking on BBC Radio Berkshire, GWR spokesman Dan Panes said people closer to Oxfordshire should consider taking Crosscountry services to London Marylebone. GWR tickets will be valid on these services.
Quote Message: Due to a person being hit by a train between Reading and Slough all lines are blocked. "Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 90 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected until 18:30 25/10.
Due to a person being hit by a train between Reading and Slough all lines are blocked. "Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 90 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected until 18:30 25/10.
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Queues of commuters and football fans are "snaking around Reading station" as rail delays continue. BBC Radio Berkshire's Nick Johnson is on the scene.
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Train tickets accepted on buses
According to GWR, these bus services are accepting tickets for their services:
First Bus route 2: Slough (Bus Station Bay 8) - Windsor (Theatre Royal),
First Bus route 13: Slough (Bus Station Bay 12) Burnham (Station),
First Bus route 4: Maidenhead (Town Centre Stop S2) - Taplow (Bath Rd) - Burnham (Everitts Corner) - Slough (Bus Station Bay 4),
First Bus route 7: Slough (Bus Station Stop G) - Langley (Harrow Market) - Heathrow (T5) - Heathrow (Central Bus Station),
First Bus route X74: Slough (Bus Station) - High Wycombe (Bus Station)
First Bus route 8: Slough (Bus Station Bay 8) - Windsor (Theatre Royal) - Egham (Church Road)
They also say that: "During this disruption if you wish to use local buses as an alternative means of transport and the local bus is not accepting Great Western Railway tickets please purchase a ticket for the bus journey, keep the bus ticket and send it, together with your rail ticket, to us for a refund of the bus fare."
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- London Buses route 140: Hayes & Harlington - Heathrow (Central Bus Station),
- London Buses route 195: Hayes & Harlington (Station) - Southall (Station) - Hanwell (Broadway),
- London Buses route 207: Acton (Central Station) - Ealing Broadway - West Ealing - Hanwell - Southall - Hayes,
- London Buses route E1: Ealing Broadway (Stop D) - Drayton Green (Stop DH),
- London Buses route E11: Ealing Broadway (Stop K) - West Ealing - Drayton Green - Castle Bar Park
- London Buses route U5: Hayes & Harlington (Stop L) - West Drayton (Station) - Uxbridge
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- First Bus route 4: Maidenhead (Town Centre Stop S2) - Taplow (Bath Rd) - Burnham (Everitts Corner) - Slough (Bus Station Bay 4),
- First Bus route 7: Slough (Bus Station Stop G) - Langley (Harrow Market) - Heathrow (T5) - Heathrow (Central Bus Station),
- First Bus route X74: Slough (Bus Station) - High Wycombe (Bus Station)
- First Bus route 8: Slough (Bus Station Bay 8) - Windsor (Theatre Royal) - Egham (Church Road)
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Disruptions expected for 24 hours
Some lines have now reopened, but Great Western Railway said there are delays of up to 70 minutes, and disruptions could continue until 20:00 tomorrow.
Delays of 90 minutes continue as lines reopen
Delays of 90 minutes are expected as all lines reopen to London Paddington. Earlier today Great Western Railway services were suspended in Berkshire after a person was hit by a train in Twyford.
Although lines have reopened, trains will not stop at Burnham, Taplow, Maidenhead and Twyford. There will also be no service between Twyford and Henley-on-Thames.
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No news is good news?
Departure boards at London Paddington have been left blank due to cancellations on services running through Berkshire.
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Trains beginning to roll again
Delays remain
National Rail has just repeated the information that delays of up to 90 minutes are expected.
Earlier, disruption was expected to last until 18:30.
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Although three of four lines have reopened there are still significant delays across the GWR network. But some can see the funny side.
'Berkshire train users should consider Marylebone service'
Great Western Railway (GWR) is advising customers to seek alternative modes of transport after services in Berkshire have been incapacitated.
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Speaking on BBC Radio Berkshire, GWR spokesman Dan Panes said people closer to Oxfordshire should consider taking Crosscountry services to London Marylebone. GWR tickets will be valid on these services.
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London bus routes accepting rail tickets
Arrangements have been made for Great Western Railway rail tickets to be accepted for these journeys.
It comes after bus services in Berkshire also began accepting rail tickets.
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GWR statement
A statement on the GWR website reads:
Emergency services finish their efforts
Twyford remains closed
Two of the four lines have reopened, but Twyford station remains shut.
Long queues at Reading
Disruption to last until 18:30
National Rail expect the railways to be disrupted until 18.:30 BST.
Queues 'snaking around Reading station' as trains delayed until 18:30
Queues of commuters and football fans are "snaking around Reading station" as rail delays continue. BBC Radio Berkshire's Nick Johnson is on the scene.
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Train tickets accepted on buses
According to GWR, these bus services are accepting tickets for their services:
They also say that: "During this disruption if you wish to use local buses as an alternative means of transport and the local bus is not accepting Great Western Railway tickets please purchase a ticket for the bus journey, keep the bus ticket and send it, together with your rail ticket, to us for a refund of the bus fare."