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Engineering works on Reading to Paddington line set for this week

Adrian Williams

adrianw@baylismedia.co.uk

09:39AM, Tuesday 09 September 2025

Engineering work is set to affect train lines between London Paddington and Reading for several days this week.

From today (September 9) until Friday, September 12, engineering works between Slough and Reading will see changes to the trains on the GWR line in the early hours of the morning.

As a result, the following trains will not call at Burnham or Taplow:

Tuesday to Thursday:

00.02 London Paddington to Reading
00.19 Reading to London Paddington

Tuesday to Friday:

00.45 London Paddington to Reading

Replacement buses will run between Slough and Burnham / Taplow, connecting with train services.

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