First Great Western services between Didcot and Swindon were delayed for more than four hours yesterday.

Emergency engineering work on the line led to trains running at a reduced speed from about 7.30am.

Normal service was resumed shortly after 11.30am.

First Great Western spokeswoman Victoria Bradley said: “I spoke to our control centre and they said the only issue they were aware of was a speed restriction west of Didcot that delayed trains by two to three minutes.”

Our top stories

  • Do you want alerts delivered straight to your phone via our WhatsApp service? Text NEWS or SPORT or NEWS AND SPORT, depending on which services you want, and your full name to 07767 417704. Save our number into your phone’s contacts as Oxford Mail WhatsApp and ensure you have WhatsApp installed.