Paddington station closed on the busiest day ever in London

Busy commuter scene at station
Commuter lifestyle is not yet completely history, but there is more even demand across the whole timetable according to new UK government statistics Image Network Rail

It was a very British disruption to a very British day. Of all the possible travel issues to arise on the day of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the sum of all fears was a disruption to services at Windsor, Heathrow, on the Elizabeth Line, and at London Paddington station. With astonishing bad luck, that’s exactly what happened early in the morning of Monday, 19 September.

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Paddington station closed on the busiest day ever in London

Busy commuter scene at station
Commuter lifestyle is not yet completely history, but there is more even demand across the whole timetable according to new UK government statistics Image Network Rail

It was a very British disruption to a very British day. Of all the possible travel issues to arise on the day of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the sum of all fears was a disruption to services at Windsor, Heathrow, on the Elizabeth Line, and at London Paddington station. With astonishing bad luck, that’s exactly what happened early in the morning of Monday, 19 September.

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Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

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