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Rail passengers are being advised to check with their train operators before travelling today, as gale-force winds and heavy rain will mean changes to some scheduled services.

Services to the South West out of Paddington continue to be the most disrupted as a result of flooding at Maidenhead and storm damage at Dawlish. Advice to passengers is avoid Paddington if at all possble today as services are very limited.

Nationally, the vast majority of routes are open and services are operating normally.

Network Rail engineers are out across the South from Oxford to Oxted pumping water away from the railway and monitoring flood sites.

Passengers are being advised not to travel out of Paddington today unless absolutely necessary as flooding along the Thames Valley has caused severe problems for running trains through the Maidenhead area

Network Rail today announced that it was accepting the Office of Rail Regulation’s conclusion for funding to maintain and improve Britain’s railway over the next five years

• Water levels bring disruption to Thames Valley
• Lines to Exeter reopen
• Further landslips strike Sussex

Level crossing users at Bulwell Forest are being reminded of the importance of rail safety at an awareness event on Wednesday 12 February

The Network Rail safety team is being joined by representatives from East Midlands Trains, Nottinghamshire Police and British Transport Police (BTP) to talk to users between 7.30am and midday.

• Flood warning for Thames Valley tomorrow (Monday)
• Landslip site at Crewkerne open to trains at reduced speed
• Work progresses at Dawlish