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| First Great Western trains cancelled by delayed works | First Great Western trains cancelled by delayed works |
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| Overrunning engineering work has caused the cancellation of train services between Wiltshire and Berkshire. | Overrunning engineering work has caused the cancellation of train services between Wiltshire and Berkshire. |
| Buses are expected to replace First Great Western services between Westbury and Newbury until 15:00 BST. | |
| The operator says long distance services to the south west will be diverted around the closure with disruption to Reading also expected. | The operator says long distance services to the south west will be diverted around the closure with disruption to Reading also expected. |
| Network Rail said the delay in completing the work was caused by a fault on a track replacement machine. | Network Rail said the delay in completing the work was caused by a fault on a track replacement machine. |
| Dan Panes, from First Great Western, said: "Network Rail was set to hand the line back at 05:00 BST and we hope to have it reopened as soon as possible. | |
| "It's likely that most of our services to Exeter and the rest of the south west will be able to divert via Swindon. | "It's likely that most of our services to Exeter and the rest of the south west will be able to divert via Swindon. |
| "As soon as the problem is fixed, we will be able to run trains again." | "As soon as the problem is fixed, we will be able to run trains again." |
| First Great Western passengers will be able to use South West Trains services between Salisbury and Basingstoke. | First Great Western passengers will be able to use South West Trains services between Salisbury and Basingstoke. |