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Monday, 29 October 2018
BBC News
- Heathrow to Paddington trains were disrupted after power faultTrains between Paddington, Heathrow, Oxford and Maidenhead were severely disrupted after cable damage.
Times Online
- Scotrail chaos for football fans [Subscription]The train operator Scotrail has been branded “disgraceful” after football supporters attending the Betfred Cup semi-finals faced queues, overcrowding and long delays.
Mail Online
- Rail chaos as overhead power lines fail at Paddington station for the second time in a fortnight leaving trains cancelled and lengthy delaysTrains were cancelled at Paddington station this afternoon after overhead power lines failed for the second time in a fortnight.
London Evening Standard
- Paddington station delays: all trains to and from major transport hub cancelled following overhead wires damagePeople were evacuated off trains after damage to overhead electric wires between Paddington and Slough cancelled all trains to and from the London station.
- Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after 'shoving Tube commuter onto tracks' at Barons CourtA man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man ended up on the tracks at a Tube station in west London.
Manchester Evening News
- The day just one-in-three Transpennine trains arrived on timeLast Monday just 34pc of the operator's services turned up when they were meant to - and the firm has also refused to reinstate axed peak-time trains through Mossley
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