Major Rail Travel Disruptions
Signalling Faults Cause Major Train and Bus Disruptions Across London and Glasgow
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Signalling faults disrupted rail services in two regions. A fault between London Paddington and Reading reduced the number of trains running, causing cancellations and delays on routes serving Oxfordshire and London. In Glasgow, a recurring signalling problem caused severe disruption across several ScotRail routes, with cancellations, delays, altered stopping patterns and a replacement bus service; passengers were advised to make alternative arrangements and could claim eligible travel costs.
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ScotRail said services on the Cumbernauld–Dalmuir, Motherwell–Dalmuir, Dalmuir–Whifflet and Glasgow Central–Edinburgh via Shotts routes were affected by the Glasgow signalling fault.
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The disruption meant Glasgow Central–Newton Lanark trains started and terminated at Burnside, leaving stations between Burnside and Newton Lanark without service. Some Glasgow Central–Edinburgh via Shotts trains were instead to start or terminate at Holytown.
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For Glasgow Central–Lanark journeys, ScotRail warned that trains could run non-stop between Uddingston and Motherwell, leaving Bellshill unserved.
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During the Glasgow disruption, tickets were accepted on specified alternative bus routes—Motherwell–Hamilton–Lanark and Motherwell–Hamilton–Larkhall—and a replacement shuttle ran between Glasgow Central and Motherwell, stopping at Uddingston and Bellshill.
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Great Western Railway announced the Paddington–Reading signalling disruption shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 26.
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