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Train passengers advised to travel after midday on Easter Sunday
Passengers are being advised not to travel by train this Sunday morning as emergency engineering work by Network Rail will all but stop trains from being able to run from London Paddington.
Opening of new Reading West Station building
- New station building contains an information counter, customer toilet and a space for future retail opportunity
- Station upgrade includes new, staffed ticket gates, improved lighting and CCTV
Engineering works to affect trains in the North Cotswolds
Great Western Railway services will be affected by rail improvement works taking place this spring between Oxfordshire and Worcestershire.
Community Rail Partnerships across the GWR network win big at prestigious national awards ceremony
Community Rail Partnerships (CRP) from across the GWR network are celebrating after scooping a host of prizes at the 2024 Community Rail Awards.
Media invite: Have you seen this? Come on board the Night Riviera sleeper train
Great Western Railway is to hold an open day for people to come and have a look at its internationally renowned Night Riviera Sleeper service this Thursday.
Great Western Railway’s innovative fast-charge battery trial now under way
Great Western Railway’s innovative fast-charge battery trial officially commenced today (Monday 18 March).
Media invite: New Reading West station building will open for customers on Tuesday 19 March
The new station building and ticket office were built in partnership with Reading Borough Council, the Department for Transport, Network Rail and Thames Valley Berkshire Enterprise Partnership.
More than 45 trains and 20,000 seats every day for this year’s Cheltenham Festival
More than 45 trains, providing thousands of train seats, will be available every day of this year’s Cheltenham Festival.
Rail journeys to be affected by engineering work in South Devon this weekend and next week
Great Western Railway services will be affected by signalling improvement work between Plymouth and Totnes, plus track renewals between Exeter and Newton Abbot.
Car park at Castle Cary to close during Easter
Parking will be reduced at Castle Cary station ahead of the Easter period to enable various improvement projects to be completed, Great Western Railway warns.
Local artists celebrate Devon’s rich literary history with unveiling at Exeter St Davids for World Book Day
A permanent, new artwork at Exeter St Davids station has been unveiled for World Book Day.
New, 4-metre-long tapestry unveiled at Gloucester station to mark International Women’s Day
A new tapestry depicting stories of women in rail over the ages was unveiled by Gloucester MP Richard Graham at a special event at the station on International Women’s Day.