Hot weather to affect some Great Western Railway services between London Paddington and Reading until Thursday 9 July

The Met Office are advising that temperatures today are expected to be above average for the time of year. Highs are forecast to exceed 30°C in London, and similar high temperatures are likely across central and southern England and Wales. This hot weather is expected to continue well into the week.

The forecast weather may cause trains to be disrupted. Heat can cause overhead lines to expand and sag, line-side fires and also rails to buckle.

Today, Wednesday 8 July

• Between 09:30 and 21:00, local services will run direct between Reading and London Paddington in both directions
• Certain London Paddington to Oxford services will not run

Please check your journey.

Alternative travel advice:

Tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on CrossCountry services between Banbury / Oxford / Reading from 14:00 onwards.

If you are travelling to or from Slough, Maidenhead or Twyford your ticket will be accepted for travel via Reading, if this provides a faster journey to or from London Paddington.

If your train is cancelled, you may travel on either of the two services before, or two services after, your original train. If these are peak services or less flexible, you can still travel with your original ticket, at no extra cost.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey today using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

If you are travelling on Thursday 9 July the National Rail Enquiries real-time journey Planner does not reflect these changes. Please check back later.

Travelling on Thursday 9 July?

The service level for Great Western Railway on Thursday 9 July is not yet known. Please check back later.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.