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| Thousands stranded in rail chaos | Thousands stranded in rail chaos |
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| Thousands of commuters from the Thames Valley area were stranded in London after a man suspected of fatally stabbing a woman died on a rail line. | Thousands of commuters from the Thames Valley area were stranded in London after a man suspected of fatally stabbing a woman died on a rail line. |
| First Great Western services out of Paddington station came to a standstill after the man was hit by a train at Hanwell station, west London. | First Great Western services out of Paddington station came to a standstill after the man was hit by a train at Hanwell station, west London. |
| About 20 minutes earlier, police had received reports that a woman had been killed in Ealing, west London. | About 20 minutes earlier, police had received reports that a woman had been killed in Ealing, west London. |
| Train services were delayed for several hours on Thursday evening. | |
| Trains travelling into Paddington terminated at Reading Station, Berkshire, where passengers were being transferred to a half-hourly service into Waterloo. | |
| Lorraine Leaney, spokeswoman for First Great Western, said: "It's peak time travel and people will be making their way into London and out of London, so it will affect a large number of people. | Lorraine Leaney, spokeswoman for First Great Western, said: "It's peak time travel and people will be making their way into London and out of London, so it will affect a large number of people. |
| "Police have sealed off the area of track where the death has happened. | "Police have sealed off the area of track where the death has happened. |
| "It's definitely going to be impacting on our services for the next few hours, how much longer after that I can't say." | "It's definitely going to be impacting on our services for the next few hours, how much longer after that I can't say." |