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GWR Managing Director welcomes start of Elizabeth line services
GWR Managing Director Mark Hopwood has welcomed the start of Elizabeth line services.
GWR welcomes former Prime Minister to independent advisory board
The Rt Hon Theresa May MP has joined train operator Great Western Railway’s independent stakeholder advisory board, its external body of experts helping to provide opinion and oversight.
Rail improvements to impact journeys on the North Cotswolds only, this Easter
Track improvement work will see the railway line between Moreton-in-Marsh and Worcester Shrub Hill closed for four days over the Easter weekend, in one of the quietest Easter weekends for engineering work in a decade.
Old meets new as Pendennis Castle meets its steamier brother to mark iconic locomotive’s return to operation.
GWR’s class 57 diesel locomotive, Pendennis Castle, will come buffer to buffer with its older namesake, as one of the most famous locomotives in the Great Western Railway returns to operation.
GWR proud of its four-year contribution to £3.5m Action for Children charity partnership
Great Western Railway and its parent company FirstGroup, bring a four-year charity partnership with Action for Children to a close this week after providing more than £3.5 million of support since its launch in April 2018.
Getting to Glastonbury: GWR tickets now on sale for Glastonbury 2022 but passengers asked to reserve a seat and leave the sack barrow at home.
GWR train tickets for the first Glastonbury Festival since 2019 are now on sale, but passengers are being asked to reserve a seat and only bring what they can carry.
Improved bus facilities at Bristol Parkway for metrobus services
Work has been completed on upgrades to Bristol Parkway’s bus facilities, to allow for an expanded metrobus network.
Pay as you go with contactless extended to GWR branch lines
Customers can tap into the Thames Valley from today as pay as you go with contactless has been extended on GWR branch line services to Windsor & Eton Central and Henley-on-Thames.
GWR becomes first train company to be awarded Safeguarding on Rail Scheme Accreditation
Rail Minister, Wendy Morton MP has today awarded Great Western Railway (GWR) Safeguarding on Rail Scheme Accreditation. The accreditation, which is from the British Transport Police and the Department for Transport, is the first to be awarded to a UK train operator. The Safeguarding on Rail Scheme initiative became a committed obligation for all operators in 2019.
GWR Night Riviera returns to full service following engineering work near Dawlish
The world famous GWR Night Riviera sleeper is returning to full service after critical engineering work at Parson’s Tunnel in South Devon, was completed.
GWR increasing use of its capacity-boosting electric trains for Wales’ final Six Nations fixture
Great Western Railway is increasing the use of its more sustainable electric-only trains for rugby fans heading home after Wales’ final match of the Six Nations campaign.
Cheltenham Festival travel advice: 16 extra trains every day
Cheltenham Festival goers will benefit from 16 extra trains, helping to provide more than 15,000 seats every single day of next week’s Cheltenham Festival.