TRAIN services in Reading will be reduced on Monday after staff were forced to isolate by the NHS Covid app.

Great Western Railway said there will be disruptions to train services between London Paddington and Bristol, affecting Reading passengers.

This will be in place from Monday, July 26 to Friday, August 13.

The 05:49 train from Plymouth-London Paddington and the 17:36 London Paddington-Plymouth will not be running.

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Find out which other trains are affected here.

High-Speed train services between London,/Weston-super-Mare/Taunton will continue to operate as planned.

A significant number of staff are having to self-isolate after getting 'pinged' from test and trace.

GWR said: "Where possible customers will be contacted and advised of cancellations affecting their journey.

According to the BBC, The Rail Delivery Group, which represents train operators, said that as Covid cases were increasing, more staff were being "pinged" by the app.