Weekend rail passengers warned of disruption

Great Western Railway is undertaking works this weekend

Rail passengers are being warned to plan ahead due to "essential" engineering works scheduled for Sunday.

Most Great Western Railway (GWR) services will start or terminate at Reading instead of London Paddington.

There will also be limited train services to or from Slough until midday, and then Ealing Broadway.

Passengers are being warned to travel on alternative days if possible.

The disruption is the result of preparatory work being undertaken by Network Rail as part of the HS2 work in London.

It is in anticipation of "essential preparatory drainage and railway infrastructure works" that will take place near London Paddington over Christmas, according to Network Rail's industry programme director Joanna Grew.

“As part of this preparation, we also need to close the railway into Paddington on Sunday 26 November where we will also be completing essential railway works between Slough and Paddington which will enable a more reliable railway," she added.

Customers travelling to or from central London can use London Underground’s District or Central line services at Ealing Broadway.

The Elizabeth Line will not operate.

Alternatively, GWR tickets can be used with South Western Railway between Reading and London Waterloo, or on Chiltern Railways between Oxford and London Marylebone.