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Train services in the Thames Valley will be transformed from December as GWR speeds up its timetable offering faster journey times, more seats and more frequent service

In anticipation of significant high temperatures on Thursday 25 July, train company GWR is warning customers that they expect to run a reduced service after midday, and those travelling should check before they do so.

Gloucester train services will be transformed from December, as Great Western Railway speeds up its timetable and create 5,000 additional seats every day in the biggest change to the timetable since the 1970s.

Oxford and the North Cotswold train services will be transformed from December, as Great Western Railway speeds up its timetable, offering faster journey times and more frequent services to key locations.

South West train services will be transformed from December, as Great Western Railway speeds up its timetable, offering faster journey times and more frequent services to key locations.

South Wales train services will be transformed from December, as Great Western Railway speeds up its timetable, offering faster journey times and more frequent services to key locations.

Bristol train services will be transformed from December, as Great Western Railway speeds up its timetable, offering faster journey times and more frequent services to key locations.

Gloucester railway station will not be able to accommodate direct trains to/from London for a six-day period as Network Rail work to improve the track in readiness for more frequent services later this year.

The Cotswold Line Promotion Group (CLPG) and Great Western Railway have opened a new waiting room in honour of two leading members of the rail campaign group.

New figures out today show a 9% improvement in customer satisfaction with regional train company Great Western Railway, as investment in new trains, additional staff and more reliable infrastructure starts to pay off.

GWR will provide almost 40% more seats for this year’s Glastonbury Festival but is warning travellers that reservations are booking up fast. The festival will also be served by a very special train this year, named after festival founder Michael Eavis. Michael was nominated as one of GWRs 100 Great Westerners to have an Intercity Express Train named after him which took place at a ceremony earlier in the year.

To mark the 175th anniversary of the opening of the railway between Oxford and Didcot, GWR has set a new speed record between Oxford and London Paddington with their new Intercity Express Train.