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CIS at Paddington

Great Western Railway launches consultation on modernising ticket sales

Proposals would see staff move from behind ticket office windows to help customers elsewhere on the station

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GWR yn dathlu 75 o flynyddoedd o’r GIG drwy enwi trên ar ôl Aneurin Bevan

  • Cwmni Great Western Railway yn nodi pen-blwydd y GIG yn 75 oed drwy enwi trên arbennig
  • Aneira Thomas, y baban cyntaf a anwyd yn y GIG, yn dadorchuddio’r trên â’i enw newydd yng Nghasnewydd
  • Y trên yn galw yn Swindon i ddathlu rôl Cronfa Feddygol GWR yn y gwaith o lunio’r GIG
  • Y trên yn mynd ymlaen i Lundain Paddington lle bydd staff o ysbyty St Mary ac Ymddiriedolaeth GIG Gofal Iechyd Imperial College yn cwrdd ag ef
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Great Western Railway celebrates 75 years of the NHS by naming train after Aneurin Bevan

  • Great Western Railway marks 75th anniversary of the NHS with special train naming
  • Aneira Thomas – first baby born on the NHS – unveils new named train at Newport
  • Service then calls at Swindon – celebrating the role of the GWR Medical Fund in shaping the NHS
  • Train continues to London Paddington where it is met by staff from St Mary’s Hospital and the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
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Marsh Barton station set to open to passengers following special ceremony attended by Transport Secretary

First passenger services at Marsh Barton station start tomorrow (Tuesday 4 July), becoming Exeter’s ninth railway station.

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Chippenham station now fully accessible following £1m scheme

Chippenham station is now fully accessible following the completion of a £1m scheme which has brought a lift into use on the northern side of the railway.

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Great Western Railway celebrates 150 years of the Marlow Branch Line

Great Western Railway is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Marlow Branch Line with a special livery on one of its trains.

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Engineering work will affect weekend rail journeys in South Gloucestershire this July

Track upgrades will affect train services between Bristol Parkway and Gloucester on four successive weekends during July.

Devon and Cornwall Railcard

UK first as Devon & Cornwall Railcard goes digital

The Devon & Cornwall Railcard has become the first regional railcard in the UK to go digital.

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Rail tech revolution on track as Great Western Railway trials Whoosh’s real-time journey dashboard for customers

Great Western Railway has embarked on a revolutionary journey with the trial of new software that will allow customers to see real-time train service information.

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Great Western Railway to provide 26 trains for fans heading home from Harry Styles concerts

Great Western Railway will provide 26 trains and nearly 15,000 seats for music fans leaving Cardiff following this week’s Harry Styles concerts.

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King’s Birthday Honour is crowning glory of GWR colleague’s railway career

A Great Western Railway colleague who has devoted unstinting service to major Royal occasions has received a King’s Birthday Honour as the crowning glory of her railway career.

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Great Western Railway unveils 6ft statue of Morph in Paddington ahead of his Epic Art Adventure in London

Great Western Railway (GWR) is welcoming a six-foot-tall statue of beloved TV-animated character Morph to Paddington station as part of the UK’s first step-free art trail, ‘Morph’s Epic Art Adventure in London’.