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UPDATE: Rail services to resume as normal on Thursday after Didcot gas leak repaired
Rail services will operate again between Reading and Swindon on Thursday 24 September as engineers from gas distribution company SGN have successfully repaired a gas leak near railway land in the Didcot area.
UPDATE: Network Rail statement on train disruption owing to gas leak in Didcot
We're sorry for the continued disruption to journeys caused by the gas leak near the railway in Didcot, and we understand how frustrating this ongoing uncertainty is for passengers trying to plan ahead.
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UPDATE: Rail services to resume as normal on Thursday after Didcot gas leak repaired
Rail services will operate again between Reading and Swindon on Thursday 24 September as engineers from gas distribution company SGN have successfully repaired a gas leak near railway land in the Didcot area.