HS2 bosses have defended the need to shut the mainline railway in and out of Paddington after Christmas – while promising to “reset” their construction programme after concerns that disruption will last until the end of the decade.
Paddington train station will be closed between December 27 and 29 to enable work to begin to move the Great Western main line about 50m north to come within the footprint of the new HS2 station at Old Oak Common.
