THERE is disruption on the rail network in Oxfordshire today due to planned engineering works.

No train services are running between Didcot Parkway and Swindon, Great Western Rail (GWR) said.

The company added that trains between Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads/South Wales will be diverted and not call at Didcot Parkway or Swindon. Bus replacement services will be provided.

Trains between Paddington and Cheltenham Spa will only run between Swindon and Cheltenham Spa today, with buses replacing trains between Didcot Parkway and Swindon. 

  • This article previously stated that a signalling failure was causing disruption, but that is no longer in place.