A ‘substantial’ power outage on several train routes to and from London’s Paddington station, which is still ongoing, has left thousands unable to attend Elizabeth II’s funeral.
A ‘substantial’ power outage on several train routes to and from London’s Paddington station, which is still ongoing, has left thousands unable to attend Elizabeth II’s funeral. The disruption that began on Monday, as thousands of Britons headed to the capital or Windsor Castle to attend the royal funeral, continued on Tuesday, according to a post on Twitter from British rail management company Network Rail. .
(1/7) Due to significant damage to overhead line equipment there are no train services running between London Paddington and Reading. We expect this disruption to continue for the remainder of the day.@TfL@nationalrailenq@GWRHelppic.twitter.com/YOSiNdP5hB
—Network Rail (@networkrail) September 19, 2022
Britons stranded in train stations
“Tuesday morning, travel only if necessary (…) We will work” during the night and during the day of Tuesday “to repair the electrical cables” between the city of Reading in west London and the Paddington station in London, details this message. The power outage blocked train lines to and from this London station from 6.30am on Monday morning, thwarting the plans of thousands of travelers planning to attend the late Queen’s funeral on September 8.
Many Britons found it extremely difficult to get to Windsor on Monday because of the train breakdowns, and hundreds more were stranded overnight in Paddington or Reading station after the funeral, according to several British media.