Thank you for your reply's,

was thinking more of the IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train) passing straight through from Paddington to the east(other) side of london

Fully emergency timetable running today (Tuesday, 12th) between Axminster and Exeter St Davids

Looks like that is for internal consumption TG I trust you have permission given to share?

Walking away from e.g. Honiton to Exeter was poor. Not sure what regular travellers have had to do to work round that.

Mark

Delays to services between Slough and London Paddington

Due to damage to the overhead electric wires between Slough and London Paddington all lines are blocked.
Train services running to and from these stations may be delayed. Disruption is expected until 11:00 10/12.

Customer Advice
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Please be advised that we're currently experiencing disruption on the lines on approach to London Paddington as one of our drivers has reported something stuck and wrapped around the overhead line equipment and the pantograph of their train.
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As a consequence, all the overhead lines have been switched off for safety with most of the lines on approach to Paddington blocked.
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As the overhead lines have been switched off with all traffic between Slough and London Paddington at a stand. The driver of the affected train has taken a line block to enable them to inspect the train track-side.

RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) reports
No departure time from Paddington.

What's Going On

Due to a landslip between Exeter St Davids and Salisbury all lines are blocked. Train services running through these stations will be cancelled. Disruption is expected until the end of the day 10/12/23.

What We're Doing About It

On Monday 4 December, heavy rain and flooding caused a landslip at Crewkerne tunnel, blocking the line between Salisbury and Exeter St David’s.

Following an assessment on Tuesday 5 it was confirmed that the tunnel will be closed until Monday 11 December.

As a result, we are advising you not to attempt to travel between Salisbury and Exeter St David’s until Monday 11 December.

Service summaries for Friday 8, Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 can be seen below:

Friday 8 December

There will be no service between Yeovil Junction and Exeter St David’s
A rail shuttle service will operate between Salisbury and Yeovil Junction via Westbury
Due to safety checks following adverse weather. rail replacement bus services will only operate after 08:00 between Salisbury and Yeovil Junction

Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 December

There will be no service between Yeovil Junction and Exeter St David’s
A rail shuttle service will operate between Salisbury and Yeovil Junction via Westbury
Adverse weather is expected which is likely to affect rail replacement bus services between Salisbury and Yeovil Junction.

Monday 11 December

The line between Salisbury and Exeter St David’s is expected to re-open

Please do not attempt to travel between Salisbury and Exeter St David’s until Monday 11th December.

'Another passenger described how fellow passengers were being let off their train "one by one to urinate".'

Were I still travelling to London, being stuck on a train and needing to urinate would be one of my fears, especially at my age! In the 2010s after an early evening out, I would make a point of weeing before I boarded a train at Liverpool Street and sometimes was "relieved" to get to Paddington and its facilities.

As an outdoor type, doing long walks and environmental tasks, I'm used to improvising, and a boarding-school education (no doors on toilet cubicles!) has left me less inhibited than many, but even so I would feel a little self-conscious in the situation described in the article. Who among the passengers would be the first to declare a "pressing need"? With there being no toilets on Elizabeth trains, staff training presumably includes the need to be aware of passengers' discomfort.