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Heathrow rail disruption likely to continue following power line failure

London
Ilaria Grasso Macola
8 December 2023

Services between Paddington station and Heathrow are likely going to be disrupted on Friday (8 December) after Elizabeth line and Heathrow Express trains were blocked due to an overhead power line failure. 

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James Blunt was among the thousands of passengers stuck on cold, dark trains

Both the airport and the train service have called on travellers to allow extra time for their journeys, as the Piccadilly line was functioning as normal but could be busier than usual. 

 

“We advise passengers to allow extra time for their journey and apologise for any inconvenience caused,” Heathrow Express said in a tweet. 

 

It comes as thousands of passengers were left stranded in cold, dark trains for hours after a train collided with a foreign object outside of Paddington station, causing power up to Acton Main Line to be switched off.