POLICE have taken a man to safety after he trespassed onto train tracks at Didcot Parkway.

Great Western Railway and Cross Country lines were delayed after the fear for welfare incident, which happened at about 1.15pm this afternoon.

Matt Woodhouse, a spokesman for British Transport Police, said officers were called out to the railway line near Marsh Lane.

He said: "A passing train stopped and helped him. He will be taken to a point of safety."

Trains are now running as normal.