Monday 19 September 2022 07:02 PM Mourners attending Queen's funeral pack out Waterloo with trains from ... trends now Tens of thousands of mourners who travelled to London for the Queen's funeral face long queues for trains get home after all services from Paddington were cancelled. People seeking to leave London from Paddington station were advised to instead travel to Reading via Waterloo but pictures show extremely long queues for these services. No trains are expected to run to or from London Paddington, South Wales and the West of England for the rest of the day, with lines between the station and Reading having been blocked since 6.30am due to two miles of damaged overhead electric wires. Great Western Railway, Heathrow Express and Elizabeth line services have all been affected and disruption could run into tomorrow. South Western Railway issued a warning to people trying to make alternative arrangements: 'A queuing system is in place at London Waterloo for all services to Reading, as we accommodate extra demand from the GWR network. Hundreds of people are queuing for trains leaving Waterloo for Reading, after their route was disrupted by the closure of Paddington Station South Western Railway warned that trains out of Waterloo are very busy and that a queuing system is in place People who travelled to Windsor to see the Queen's coffin arriving at St George's Chapel this afternoon face up to an hours wait to even get into the station 'Trains are very busy, so please allow extra time for your journey. 'Tickets will be valid on later services.' Meanwhile, people who travelled to Windsor to see the Queen's coffin arriving at St George's Chapel this afternoon face up to an hours wait to even get into the station. The most recent update from Great Western Railway said that a 'queuing system is in place at both Windsor stations', with a wait of around one hour for Windsor & Eton Central and a much shorter waiting time of around 10 minutes for Windsor & Eton Riverside. The train company also confirmed that the Night Riviera Sleeper service between Paddington and Penzance will not run in either direction tonight, meaning people hoping to travel back to Cornwall might be stuck in London overnight. Great Western Railway said disruption to services between London Paddington and Reading will continue for the rest of the day Passengers looked at blank screens at Paddington Station earlier today, after services were disrupted due to two miles of damaged overhead electric wires South Western Railway said a queuing system is in place at London Waterloo for all services to Reading One woman who was a sign language interpreter at Westminster Hall for the Queen's lying-in-state told BBC News that she was unsure how she would be able to get home to Maidenhead after all trains from Paddington were cancelled. She said: 'I'm obviously going to have to travel across London again to get to Waterloo or Victoria to get a coach or a train but even then I can only get some of the way, I can't get all the way to Maidenhead. And there will be thousands of people who won't be able to get home later.' With GWR trains having been affected all day, some people were unable to even get to London for the funeral. Barry Boffy, who had received an invitation to the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey, only managed to get as far as Reading before he had to turn back. The former British Transport Police officer from Bristol told the broadcaster that he was 'very disappointed' to have missed the service, adding: 'For me this absolutely would have been a once in a lifetime event. It's certainly the first time I've been invited to this type of state event. And it's unlikely that I'll be invited to a similar event in the future.' Former British Transport Police officer Barry Boffy (pictured above) told the BBC he was unable to make it to the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey due to travel disruptions Hundreds of GWR passengers on five early morning trains into Paddington station had to be walked down the track to safety after the electric power lines went down this morning. A GWR spokesman told MailOnline that the trains were evacuated and passengers taken to safety at the nearest station. The spokesman added: 'There will be no services in and out of Paddington station for the rest of the day.' The problem at Hayes and Harlington station was reported at around 6.45am. Passengers on a severely delayed Paddington-bound train were told by a member of staff on the public address system: 'My sincerest apologies for the delays on such an important day for the country.' Matilda Spiers was travelling from Cholsey to London Paddington in hope of watching the funeral from Hyde Park. She told MailOnline they were stuck on the train for two hours after passengers saw a huge spark outside. She said: 'We thought it was lightning at first and then they said it was an electrical fault. The poor driver didn't have any information so everyone had to find out what was going on on social media. 'We were told it would be about 90 minutes but we ended up being stuck for about two hours with very little information, no food, water or heating so it wasn't the best start to the day.' She was just one of millions of people who travelled to the capital to witness the Queen's historic state funeral today, resulting in one of the UK's biggest transport operations as mourners descended on London and Windsor. Up to two million mourners were expected to flock to London, Windsor and royal sites around the UK on the national bank holiday, with the service set to draw an estimated 4.1billion TV viewers across the globe. This afternoon railway bosses tried to avoid further travel chaos by asking mourners to head for a beer or a coffee after the funeral. A post on the National Rail's Twitter account read: 'Cafes, pubs and other hospitality providers around London are expected to be open this afternoon, so please don't rush home immediately following the state funeral and final procession so you can continue marking this historic day and help ease pressure on the rail network.' All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility