For the second weekend running, Paddington Station has once again been besieged by Irish rugby fans making the trip to the Welsh capital.
Huge queues are snaking well outside the building as those lucky enough to have tickets for Ireland's World Cup quarter-final against Argentina (and no doubt a good few who don't) look to cram onto train services from London.
Some managed to beat the rush, but the long wait was only serving to help the get the juices flowing for most.
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The lengthy delays, including one on the route near Reading, gave some people reason to be nervous about making the 1pm kick-off, but operator Great Western Rail moved to reassure customers they would be at the Millennium Stadium in time.
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