Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2026

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[TaplowGreen]

Delays to services at Reading

Due to trespassers on the railway at Reading all lines are blocked.
Train services running to and from this station may be delayed. Disruption is expected until 15:00 13/01.

[TaplowGreen]

Cancellations to services between London Paddington and Reading

Due to a points failure between London Paddington and Reading fewer trains are able to run on all lines.
Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 07:30 14/01.

.......also broken down trains at various TV^▸ (Thames Valley, or TeleVision, depending on context) locations blocking lines. Good luck if you're travelling today.

[TaplowGreen]

2026 really off to a great start............

Cancellations to services between Reading and London Paddington

Due to a safety inspection of the track between Reading and London Paddington fewer trains are able to run on some lines.

(TfL^» (Transport for London - about) are blaming an OLHE problem, could quite conceivably be both I guess given the state of the infrastructure)

Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 11:30 17/01.

[ChrisB]

(TfL^» (Transport for London - about) are blaming an OLHE problem, could quite conceivably be both I guess given the state of the infrastructure)

Or the same, quite likely. Have you ever seen "safety inspection of the OHLE^▸ (Over-Head Line Equipment (electrification via catenary))"....or similar. I suspect they include OHLE in 'track' for this purpose.

[TaplowGreen]

Delays to services between Reading and Newbury

Due to a points failure at Reading West disruption is expected until 13:30 28/01.
Train services between Reading and Newbury may be delayed.

[TaplowGreen]

Delays to services between Reading and Newbury

Due to a points failure at Reading West disruption is expected until 13:30 28/01.
Train services between Reading and Newbury may be delayed.

Now ongoing until 1700

[TaplowGreen]

Cancellations to services between London Paddington and Reading

Due to a points failure between London Paddington and Reading fewer trains are able to run on some lines.

Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 11:15 30/01.

[TaplowGreen]

Cancellations to services between London Paddington and Reading

Due to damage to the overhead electric wires between London Paddington and Reading fewer trains are able to run on some lines.

Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 08:45 13/02.

[TaplowGreen]

Cancellations to services between London Paddington and Reading

Due to damage to the overhead electric wires between London Paddington and Reading fewer trains are able to run on some lines.

Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 08:45 13/02.

Updated:

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

[TaplowGreen]

Delays to services between Newbury and Reading

Due to a fault with the signalling system between Newbury and Reading trains have to run at reduced speed on the line towards Reading.

Train services running to and from these stations may be delayed by up to 15 minutes. Disruption is expected until 18:00 14/02.

Customer Advice
Apologies to customers, due to a fault with the signalling system in the Thatcham area trains on eastbound line have to run at a reduced speed thus incurring delays.

Some semi-fast trains between Newbury and Reading will be cancelled, but all stations will still receive a train service.

[TaplowGreen]

Cancellations to services between Reading and London Paddington
Due to urgent repairs to the track at Southall fewer trains are able to run on the line. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Train services between Reading and London Paddington may be cancelled.

Customer Advice
Due to short notice engineering works being done over night, we have had to reduce the number of trains running between Reading and London Paddington tonight. Until Midnight, a more limited train service is operating, although customers can still travel between the two stations. A change at Reading may be necessary for some customers travelling from or to further afield.

However, overnight train services between London Paddington and Reading are cancelled. Although some road transport has been arranged to cover, this is very limited, and so customers are advised to delay their journeys wherever possible.

[Chris from Nailsea]

 

[TaplowGreen]

Delays to services between Maidenhead and Slough

Due to a points failure between Maidenhead and Slough trains have to run at reduced speed on the line towards Slough.

Train services running through these stations may be delayed. Disruption is expected until 14:00 20/02.

[TaplowGreen]

GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) Journeycheck seems to have gone home for the day but this from National Rail.....

Route(s) affected
Elizabeth line between Abbey Wood / London Paddington and Reading

All Great Western Railway routes to / from London Paddington

Description
A fault with the signalling system between Maidenhead and Reading means all lines are blocked. Trains between Slough and Reading may be cancelled, revised or delayed by up to 30 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 22:00.

Elizabeth line customer advice:

At present services will not operate between Maidenhead and Reading, and therefore Twyford and Reading will not served.

[TaplowGreen]

Cancellations to services between Reading and London Paddington

Due to engineering works not being finished on time between Reading and London Paddington fewer trains are able to run on all lines.

Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 09:00 23/02.

Customer Advice
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What has happened?
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We have been notified that engineering works between Twyford and Maidenhead scheduled to finish at 5am this morning are not going to be completed on time.

The below listed services will be terminating and starting from Reading:

Oxford to London Paddington
Newbury to London Paddington