Severe travel disruption for commuters on London rail routes Damage to overhead wires has meant severe disruption for commuters travelling to and from Kings Cross and Paddington. The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
Paddington trains resume after rail chaos ruins mourners’ journeys Services at the west London station resumed at 9.30am following repairs to overhead electric wires. The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
Paddington station reopens – but disruption expected for rest of day Passengers still urged to avoid travel unless necessary – and trains will stop again at 10pm The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
Train travellers into Paddington face further disruption after Queen’s funeral Network Rail says services affected until noon on Tuesday after thousands of mourners missed funeral The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022
Paddington station closure causes Tuesday morning rush-hour chaos 24 hours on, the ‘substantial dewirement’ that stopped all trains on Monday is still not fixed The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
Rail chaos which ruined mourners’ journeys continues for second day Work to fix damaged overhead electric wires affecting services at Paddington, west London is ongoing. The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
Major rail disruption at Paddington hits Welsh commuters Damage to overhead electric wires is causing a second day of delays Wales Online · Sep 20, 2022
GWR Bristol to London Paddington trains hit with major disruption as trains cancelled Thousands of mourners were reportedly stranded Bristol Post · Sep 20, 2022
Travellers stranded as major disruption continues into Tuesday National Rail said the disruption at London Paddington was expected to continue until midday. The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
Queen’s funeral: Huge queues at Waterloo for trains to Reading due to major Paddington disruption A long queue was seen stretching through the station just after 5pm as mourners returned home from central London Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2022
Mourners face travel chaos as London trains grind to a halt A day of disruption at Paddington station caused disruption for mourners who came to London for the Queen’s funeral. The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022
When will transport to, from and within London get back to normal? Rail and road disruption is likely to continue in the capital until later in the week The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022
Queen mourners 'gutted' as rail disruption sees passengers having to watch funeral on phones 'It’s a typical British thing to happen' Wales Online · Sep 19, 2022
Mourners resort to watching Queen’s funeral on phones due to rail disruption All lines serving Paddington station, west London, were blocked from 6.30am because of damage to overhead electric wires. The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022
Daily Mirror · Sep 19, 2022 Queen's funeral travel chaos as three London rail services go down The Heathrow Express, the Elizabeth Line and Great Western Rail services from Reading and London Paddington have been cancelled due to faulty overhead power lines at Hayes and Harlington
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022 Disruption for tens of thousands of passengers as Paddington rail station closes on day of Queen’s funeral Craig Spencer walked to Paddington after queuing for 11 hours to pay his respects – and found all trains home to South Wales cancelled
Daily Mirror · Sep 19, 2022 British public travel from across the country to say their goodbyes to the Queen Determined not to miss out on the chance to say their final goodbyes, many people spent a cold night camping in central London ahead of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2022 Mourners prevented from attending Queen’s funeral by rail disruption Damage to overhead electric wires blocks train lines between Paddington and Reading
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022 Widespread travel disruption across London as city shuts down for Queen’s funeral Tube lines running west of central London are under extra pressure due to the shutdown of the GWR rail terminus at Paddington
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022 Mourners to miss Queen’s funeral as rail lines to Paddington blocked All lines between Paddington in west London and Reading in Berkshire are blocked because of damage to overhead electric wires.
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022 Railway line to London Paddington blocked as trains expected to be ‘much busier than usual’ Extra trains will run during the day with night trains planned on key intercity routes
Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2022 No trains between Paddington and Reading ALL DAY sparking travel chaos for mourners on day of Queen’s funeral Services run by GWR, Heathrow Express and the Elizabeth line are affected after the fault at Hayes & Harlington
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022 Mourners’ rail journeys disrupted by damaged overhead wires All lines between Paddington and Slough are blocked due to the problem.
Liverpool Echo · Sep 12, 2022 Crowds told to 'stop' leaving Paddington Bear and sandwiches as tribute to the Queen The Royal Parks organisation has addressed the countless items being left in the Queen's memory
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022 Elizabeth line service to expand from November – but no date for when Bond Street will open Effectively, from Sunday 6 November, three lines become two