Take great care not to twist your ankle in the holes you leave when you move the goalposts 

There were multiple cancellations between Reading and Paddington due to crew shortages. The fact that the Marlow services were wiped out would suggest that common sense did not prevail.

Yeah it's not the same - no right to expect courtesy these days unfortunately!

Surely if there are problems between Reading & Paddington someone has sufficient common sense to put the crew in a taxi? 

Line has finally reopened,  disruption ongoing till at least 2200.....I guess the cancellations caused by crew shortages should help clear any congestion......

Maidenhead - Marlow virtually wiped out

As if all the crew shortage cancellations tonight weren't enough...………….

Alterations to services at Slough


Due to a speed restriction over defective track at Slough the line towards Reading bound local stopping is disrupted.
Train services running through this station may be delayed by up to 10 minutes or running non stop between Langley and Taplow. Disruption is expected until 18:00 31/10.
Customer Advice
Passengers for Slough from the London direction are advised to change at Maidenhead for a service back to Slough.
Customers at Slough for Reading are advised to travel to West Drayton for onward connections.

Well, this is impressive......all cancelled due to crew shortage, including a number of very busy LTV^▸ (London [and] Thames Valley) rush hour services. Trick or treat?

16:09 London Paddington to Maidenhead due 16:43

16:32 Reading to London Paddington due 17:33
16:33 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington due 18:01
16:45 Maidenhead to Marlow due 17:08
16:48 Reading to London Paddington due 17:53
16:56 London Paddington to Maidenhead due 17:36
17:06 Oxford to Reading due 17:56
17:12 London Paddington to Reading due 18:09
17:17 Marlow to Bourne End due 17:24

17:30 Bourne End to Marlow due 17:37
17:42 Maidenhead to London Paddington due 18:28
17:47 Marlow to Bourne End due 17:54
17:57 London Paddington to Reading due 18:58
18:00 Bourne End to Marlow due 18:07
18:11 London Paddington to Reading due 19:11
18:17 Marlow to Bourne End due 18:24

18:30 Bourne End to Marlow due 18:37
18:46 Maidenhead to Bourne End due 18:57
18:47 Marlow to Bourne End due 18:54
18:55 London Paddington to Maidenhead due 19:30
18:59 London Paddington to Newbury due 20:37
19:00 Bourne End to Marlow due 19:07
19:01 Bourne End to Maidenhead due 19:12
19:16 Maidenhead to Bourne End due 19:27
19:17 Marlow to Bourne End due
19:30 Bourne End to Marlow due 19:37
19:31 Bourne End to Maidenhead due 19:42
19:46 Maidenhead to Bourne End due 19:57
19:47 Marlow to Bourne End due 19:54
19:57 London Paddington to Reading due 20:52
20:00 Bourne End to Marlow due 20:07
20:01 Bourne End to Maidenhead due 20:12
20:16 Maidenhead to Bourne End due 20:27
20:17 Marlow to Bourne End due 20:24
20:30 Bourne End to Marlow due 20:37
20:31 Bourne End to Maidenhead due 20:42
20:46 Maidenhead to Bourne End due 20:57
20:47 Marlow to Bourne End due 20:54
21:00 Bourne End to Marlow due 21:07
21:01 Bourne End to Maidenhead due 21:12
21:10 Marlow to Maidenhead due 21:33
21:11 Reading to Newbury due 21:37
21:12 Newbury to Reading due 21:43
21:18 London Paddington to Oxford due 22:17
21:27 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway due 22:57
21:51 Newbury to Reading due 22:24
22:07 Reading to Newbury due 22:33
22:44 Newbury to Reading due 23:13
22:48 Reading to London Paddington due 00:01
23:01 Oxford to London Paddington due 00:21
23:14 Reading to London Paddington due 00:14
23:21 Didcot Parkway to Reading due 23:46
00:34 London Paddington to Reading due 01:34

Leaving ideology out of decisions, whether favouring private or public sector, is generally the best policy.

Upgrading the customers who had reserved seats is a good result for them but sends out all the wrong messages to those who have selfishly chosen to occupy seats reserved by others and refused to move - they'll feel they can remain there without any action being taken against them other than possibly the disapproval of others.

Surely it's part of the TM^‡(resolve)'s job to enforce this, not just give up and walk away?

I'm sure it used to say something on the back of ticket reservations about there being a penalty for occupying a someone else's reserved seats and/or removing the label?

Irrespective of the length of the train, if there aren't enough staff, they aren't going to run - how can GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) promise to run more frequent services if they can't round up sufficient staff to run the current service, as is the case today across the region.

It used to be a Sunday issue, now it seems to be every day.

Good question to put to Hopwood perhaps?

How on Earth is this allowed to happen? Working day in the evening rush hour.....plenty of similar cancellations elsewhere too for the same reason.....

Cancellations to services between West Ealing and Greenford
Due to a shortage of train crew between West Ealing and Greenford all lines are closed.
Train services running to and from these stations will be cancelled. Disruption is expected until 19:30 28/10

Interesting article published today.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/25/rail-compensation-falls-despite-record-number-train-delays-figures/

Delays to services at Maidenhead
Due to a speed restriction over defective track at Maidenhead trains have to run at reduced speed.
Train services running through this station may be delayed. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

I guess they've got about 6 weeks to get them ready!