British Transport Police (BTP) were called after a man entered the cab of an out-of-service train near Southall shortly before midnight on Saturday 8 November 2025.

The incident occurred on a Great Western Railway (Heathrow Express / Class 387) service that had stopped at a red signal near Southall East Junction.

The driver left the train to raise the alarm, and officers arrived shortly afterwards. The man was taken into custody and later detained under the Mental Health Act. No injuries to rail staff or members of the public were reported.

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The driver left the train to raise the alarm, and officers arrived shortly afterwards. The man was taken into custody and later detained under the Mental Health Act. No injuries to rail staff or members of the public were reported.

BTP confirmed that the incident caused no significant disruption to services in the area.

A BTP spokesperson said: “Officers were called to the line near to Southall railway station, just before midnight on Saturday 8 November, following reports of a trespasser on the tracks acting erratically and threatening a member of railway staff. Officers attended and a man was detained under the Mental Health Act and remains in hospital.”