Nuneham
Viaduct
between
Didcot
Parkway
and
Oxford
is
now
expected
to
stay
closed
until
early
June,
Network
Rail
has
warned.
The
bridge
over
the
Thames
was
closed
to
all
rail
traffic
on
3
April
after
engineers
had
seen
increased
‘movement’
in
the
structure.
Shuttle
trains
are
running
from
Didcot
Parkway
to
Culham
and
from
Oxford
to
Radley,
but
through
passengers
on
Great
Western
and
CrossCountry
services
are
being
diverted
to
replacement
buses.
Forty
freight
trains
which
usually
cross
the
bridge
each
day
have
also
been
diverted.
Waterloo
problem
++
South
Western
Railway
is
urging
its
passengers
not
to
travel
to
London
Waterloo
this
morning,
because
of
a
major
signalling
fault.
SWR
said
‘a
significantly
reduced
service’
would
run
on
a
’very
limited
number
of
lines’,
and
that
services
on
other
routes
could
also
be
affected.
The
disruption
is
set
to
continue
until
the
end
of
the
day.
Overground
plan
++
The
Mayor
of
London
Sadiq
Khan
is
reported
to
have
predicted
that
a
new
London
Overground
route
in
west
London
could
be
open
by
the
early
2030s.
The
link
had
been
proposed
by
the
Mayor
in
his
2018
Transport
Strategy.
It
would
run
from
Hounslow
to
Acton
Central
and
the
new
HS2
station
at
Old
Oak
Common.
From
there
it
would
continue
to
Acton
Wells
Junction
and
then
along
the
Dudding
Hill
line,
which
is
presently
used
only
for
freight,
via
the
existing
stations
on
the
Euston-Watford
Overground
route
at
Harlesden
and
the
Jubilee
Line
station
at
Neasden.
Trains
would
continue
from
Neasden
along
the
Midland
Main
Line
in
both
directions
to
West
Hampstead
Thameslink
and
Hendon.
It
is
understood
that
engineering
consultants
are
being
chosen
to
develop
a
detailed
design.
Clean
screens
++
Northern
is
asking
its
passengers
not
to
watch
‘adult’
material
while
using
its
services.
Northern
said:
‘If
it’s
“Not
Suitable
For
Work”
it’s
not
suitable
for
our
trains
and
stations
either.
Wait
till
you
get
home’.
Northern
said
the
undesirable
content
ranges
from
inappropriate
jokes
and
bad
language
to
offensive
topics
and
explicit
subjects.
Northern’s
own
WiFi
service
already
filters
the
material
that
can
be
downloaded.
