Person struck by train causes South Wales rail disruption

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 27 Oct, 09:02 · Archive

A person has been struck by a train between London Paddington and Reading, causing major disruption to rail services on Tuesday morning.

A person has been struck by a train on the line between London Paddington and Reading on Tuesday morning, causing major rail disruption across the network. Emergency services attended the scene and worked to handle the situation 'as sensitively, quickly and safely as possible' alongside Network Rail and Great Western Railway staff.

Two of the lines through the affected area have since reopened, allowing some services between London Paddington and Reading to resume. Train services leaving London towards Newport were expected to run on time from 10.30 onwards. However, passengers faced delays of up to 90 minutes, with some trains only able to complete part of their normal journeys and others cancelled entirely. Great Western Railway advised passengers to consider postponing travel until services returned to normal.

The operator encouraged anyone affected by the incident to seek support, directing them to contact the Samaritans on 116 123 for free. The disruption came after Storm Boelo had already caused widespread travel problems across Wales over the previous weekend and into Monday, with heavy rain leading to flooded roads and fallen trees affecting multiple rail routes.

How it is being reported

• Major rail disruption as emergency services respond to serious incident on railwayA person has been struck by a train, causing major disruption to Great Western Railway services.South Wales Argus · 27 Oct, 08:21
• Railway line to London blocked due to incident - live updatesThe incident is expected to last until 9amWalesOnline · 27 Oct, 08:18
• Major railway disruption on key Valleys routeDisruption is expected to last until 9.30amWalesOnline · 27 Oct, 07:27

In this story: Great Western Railway · Network Rail · London Paddington · Reading · Newport · Wales

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