A person has died on the railway near Swindon.
Police have confirmed that at 2.36pm on September 20, they were called to reports of a casualty on the tracks at Didcot Parkway station.
The incident blocked the line between Swindon and Reading, with a number of services cancelled and others facing disruption into Sunday evening.
As of Monday morning, GWR's live network updates page now indicates there is a good service on all of his lines.
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Transport police have said that the incident is not being treated as suspicious and will be handed over to the coroner.
A spokesperson for British Transport Police said: “We were called to Didcot Parkway railway station at 2.36pm on 20 September to reports of a casualty on the tracks.
“Paramedics also attended and sadly a person as pronounced dead at the scene. This incident is not being treated as suspicious, and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”
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