A fire near Scrubs Lane in North Kensington caused major disruptions to train services between Heathrow and Paddington on Saturday afternoon. London Fire Brigade deployed six engines and around 40 crew members to tackle the blaze, which started at 4:10pm. The disruption cleared before 8am on Sunday, with National Rail reporting that GWR was running a "good service" across most of its network by morning. A total of 380 passengers were evacuated from an Elizabeth Line train stranded near Paddington due to the fire.
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A fire near Scrubs Lane in North Kensington caused major disruption to train services between Heathrow and Paddington on Saturday. Six fire engines and around 40 crew members from the London Fire Brigade responded to the blaze, which was reported at 4:10pm. The fire stranded 380 passengers on an Elizabeth Line train, who were later evacuated by the fire service and Transport for London (TfL). As a result of the disruption, train services were suspended until Sunday morning, when some trains resumed running with amended timetables. Elizabeth line services, which normally run between Paddington and Ealing Broadway, did not start until 7:40am on Sunday. Some GWR services were also rescheduled due to the fire. However, by Sunday morning, GWR reported that it was running a "good service" across most of its network.
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Separately, National Rail said pre-planned engineering work between London Paddington and Burnham would close some lines on Sunday morning, with all lines between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway closed early in the morning.
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As a result of the works, Elizabeth line services will not run between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway until 7.40am.
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services → run → 7.40am
After 7.40am on Sunday, Elizabeth line trains to and from Maidenhead and Reading will run to an amended timetable.
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GWR services will also be impacted, with early morning trains rescheduled.
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A reduced local service will also run between London Paddington and Reading and Didcot Parkway.
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London Fire Brigade said six fire engines and around 40 crew members tackled the blaze near Scrubs Lane, North Kensington, where it was called at just after 4.10pm on Saturday.
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It added that 380 passengers left stranded on an Elizabeth Line train were evacuated by the fire service and Transport for London (TfL).
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Photos on social media showed large plumes of smoke rising from the Paddington area.
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GWR reported on Sunday morning it was running a “good service” across most of its network after earlier disruptions.
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Elsewhere a power cut at Manor Park meant trains were unable to call at the station early on Sunday morning and ran non stop between Ilford and Forest Gate.
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The disruption was cleared before 8am, National Rail said.
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