Although not frequent, Bedwyn has services from both directions.

I agree with having replies turned off, means GWR can put their own updates to the thread if need be without it being flooded with responses that may not be relevant. Anybody that wants to ask them a question can obviously still do so in the usual way of using X.

Hi Mark, yes, Bristol/Bath going via B&H^▸ (Berks and Hants - railway line from Reading to Taunton via Westbury) to Reading.

Didcot becomes a terminus on Sunday. A quick check shows it will have GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) train services for North and South Cotswolds and XC^▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) train services to Manchester.

Buses will be running to Reading (XC and GWR) and Winchester (XC)

For delays you would claim via delay repay of the train company that delayed you. For refunds because of a cancellation and no longer travelling, it goes via the point of purchase.

There has been an update to this;

From Sky News - Man who works for WiFi company arrested after train passengers receive Islamophobic messages https://news.sky.com/story/train-passengers-receive-islamophobic-messages-after-cyber-attack-13222280

This is the one you want https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K00487/2024-02-16/detailed

From what I recall the overheads weren't fully examined until later in the evening. I worked a service leaving Paddington at 20:00 and there was still a requirement to run in diesel as far as Southall to use the Down Main.

The main issue would be retention of route knowledge, so you'd need there to be scheduled services for GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) drivers and TM^‡(resolve)'s/Guards in order to maintain the route competency.

That would give potential for an A Cappella performance, to some that may be even worse.

I think it was probably the only real option at the time. On previous occasions a Class 57 has been used for dragging the Class 345s and 387s away when there has been a failure of the overheads or there has been train to train evacuations. That wasn't an option this time because of the industrial action on GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway).

As it stands there is still going to be disruption in the morning, looking at Open Train Times there are a few units (2xHEX and 1xTfL) that still need to be moved, whether that be under their own power once it's switched back on or by being rescued I'm not sure as it'll depend on how the units have been left.

The relief line appears to be clear though, so the positive is that there should be some sort of service in the morning if Network Rail have been able to shorten the isolations of the overhead line without issue.

Reading to Basingstoke and then Basingstoke to Waterloo is the route I'd probably pick if I was leaving in the morning.

Time of day is relevant too as from 1230 there will be fast and stopping services to Ealing Broadway where you can then connect with the underground.

This shows more about what that train is doing

https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/looking-after-the-railway/our-fleet-machines-and-vehicles/new-measurement-train-nmt/

Transport for Wales aren't part of the dispute. Any rail replacement to cover their service should be running as normal.

If a station isn't in the trains SDO database, the driver needs to manually select which doors to open.