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GWR celebrates nearly 170 years of Cornwall’s railway with Long Rock Depot Open Day
GWR has announced they will open the doors of the Long Rock Maintenance Depot to the public on Saturday 13 April 2019, raising money for the Penlee Lifeboat station and the RNLI.
Reminder: Tunnel improvement work set to close railway
Train operator Great Western Railway is reminding passengers of upcoming engineering works which will affect journeys through the South West. From Monday 18 February until Friday 8 March the route from Taunton to Exeter St Davids will be closed to rail traffic as Network Rail carries out maintenance work at Whiteball Tunnel; while further work at Marley Tunnel will mean that a reduced rail service will only be able to operate between Plymouth and Exeter St Davids.
New timetable made public for the first time – South Wales
The new December railway timetable for South Wales has been made public for the first time, offering faster journey times and more frequent services to key locations.
New timetable made public for the first time – Oxford and the North Cotswolds
The new December railway timetable for Oxford and the North Cotswolds has been made public for the first time, offering faster journey times, and more frequent services to key locations.
New timetable made public for the first time – Gloucester and the South Cotswolds
The new December railway timetable for Gloucester and the South Cotswolds has been made public for the first time, offering faster journey times, more seats, and more frequent services to key locations.
New timetable made public for the first time – Devon, Cornwall and Somerset
The new December railway timetable for Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset has been made public for the first time, offering faster journey times, more seats, and more frequent services to key locations.
New timetable made public for the first time - Bristol
The new December railway timetable for Bristol has been made public for the first time, offering faster journey times, more seats, and more frequent services to key locations.
Pete in the driving seat for charity tour
Record producer and broadcaster Pete Waterman OBE launched a nationwide tour of railway stations as part his new role promoting the Railway Benefit Fund (RBF).
Latest research shows improvement in train performance
New figures show a significant improvement in the county’s long-distance train services, and long-term investment in infrastructure and rolling stock starting to pay off.
Vital weekend works set to affect rail journey in South Wales
Work is due to get underway on Network Rail’s scheme to complete the electrification of the railway between Bristol Parkway and Cardiff.
GWR Nameplate marking 700 years of Stroud presented to the town
A Great Western Railway nameplate carried on one of its High Speed Train locomotives has been presented to the town.
Thousands of train tickets available from as little as £5
Thousands of low cost train tickets are now available as Great Western Railway (GWR) launches its January sale. Book now to take advantage of the cheapest fares and get even more off of the cost of Advance purchase fares for travel across the Great Western network. The sale runs from Wednesday 9 January until Saturday 19 January, for travel from Saturday 12 January until Friday 29 March.