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London Paddington commuters face disruption again

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Rail commuters travelling to and from London Paddington are suffering a second day of disruption.

Damage to overhead electric wires has affected the Elizabeth line, Great Western Railway and Heathrow Express services.

Cables between London Paddington and Slough were damaged at about 12:00 GMT on Monday, preventing trains from running on some lines.

Cancellations and delays continued into the Tuesday morning peak period.

The damage means two of the four lines serving the London station cannot be used by electric trains.

Long-distance services are operating normally but many services calling at stations between the capital and Reading are being cancelled and delayed.

Network Rail engineers are working to fix the damage, with disruption expected until the end of the day.

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