Companies can even finish early, with the final trains leaving earlier than 10pm to permit additional time for overhead traces to be repaired in a single day.
The stay departure board on the station warned of ‘extreme disruption’ with companies to Heathrow, Didcot Parkway and Swansea among the many cancellations. Trains to Newbury and Worcester Shrub Hill had been additionally scrapped.
Many had been left stranded in Studying on Monday evening following the Queen’s funeral. Trains to and from Windsor and Studying had been diverted through Waterloo as engineers scrambled to repair the defective energy traces.
Community Rail stated some traces had reopened on Tuesday morning however warned: “Main disruption is because of proceed all through the day.”
It stated “extra in depth harm” was discovered within the morning, which means two of the 4 electrified traces into Paddington wouldn’t have energy on Tuesday – which means they may solely be utilized by diesel trains.
Issues with the overhead traces had been first found at 6.40am on Monday close to Hayes and Harlington station.
A prepare turned entangled within the wires, as did others – inflicting harm to nearly two miles of energy cables. An investigation has been launched into the supply of the harm.
Each the Elizabeth line and the Heathrow Categorical solely function electrical trains. Each operators had been restarting companies by mid-morning on Tuesday however prepare frequencies had been decreased to a half-hourly service.
The primary traces into Paddington are additionally utilized by Nice Western. It warned of “appreciable disruption” all through Tuesday, saying some trains could also be terminated at Studying and “stations between Slough and London will not be served”.
It stated: “Passengers are strongly suggested solely to journey if needed.”
Many passengers had been suggested to vary trains at Studying, resulting in lengthy queues of individuals on the station on Monday evening.
In additional journey disruption Tuesday morning, a security inspection of the observe between South Croydon and Oxted meant some companies between these stations may very well be cancelled or delayed till 9am.
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