Berkshire floods: Train disruption continues for second day

Much of the south was battered by heavy rain on Thursday night.

Otterbourne in Hampshire ^[1] saw the highest total rainfall recorded in the country on the day – 35.2mm (4.1ins)

A number of flood alerts in Berkshire were still in place on Saturday morning, including nine in Reading.

All four tracks at Newbury station were flooded on Thursday and were still completely submerged on Friday morning.

James Davis, of GWR, said on Friday that water levels needed to subside and the track had to be inspected before the line could reopen.