Euros could cause Berkshire train disruption

GWR say staff turning down overtime to watch England in the Euros final could disrupt their train services on Sunday.

A spokesperson said:

"Scheduled engineering work in Oxfordshire and the Severn Tunnel means more train crew than normal are required to run train services, while sickness and England reaching the final of the Euros likely to reduce the number of colleagues available for overtime shifts."

GWR say they will implement contingency plans to protect core services and minimise disruption for customers. But say there is likely to be impact on the frequency of branch line services and cause short-notice cancellations and alterations, on long-distance services between:

London Paddington and Bristol

London Paddington, Swindon and Cheltenham/Gloucester

Bristol Temple Meads and Exeter/Plymouth

The number of cancellations could lead to a train every two hours on these lines, and other routes may also be affected.

GWR say tickets for Sunday 14 July will be valid on Saturday 13 or Monday 15 July.

GWR expects to run a full service on Monday 17 June.

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