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First Great Western are running additional trains for the duration of the Henley Regatta 2015.

The Prime Minister has today announced a £146.6 million package of rail improvements for Cornwall which will see a major upgrade to the Sleeper service, improved signalling on the main line and enhancements to the traincare maintenance centre in Penzance.

Ponies and players from First Great Western’s professional polo team made an appearance at London Paddington station this morning to celebrate this coming weekend’s popular event ‘Polo on the Beach’ - a polo match which takes place each year on Watergate Bay – one of Cornwall’s popular surfing beaches.

First Great Western has today made mobile rail tickets available for thousands of revellers heading to the Glastonbury Festival.

British singer songwriter Gabrielle Aplin stunned travellers on the 07:15 First Great Western service from London Paddington to Glastonbury as she launched into a stunning solo performance of her chart topper songs Power of Love, Panic Cord, Please Don't Say You Love Me and Home.

First Great Western have launched their new television advert which highlights iconic destinations in the South West.

Following the severance of the line at Dawlish, a programme of flood relief works has been brought forward as part of the South Devon Link Road project.

Train operator First Great Western has welcomed the allocation of £9.5 million towards a new multi-storey car park and covered walkway at Didcot Parkway station, as part of funding from the Government’s Local Growth Fund.

First Great Western's rail-fly partnership with Heathrow Express and Singapore Airlines has won Integrated Air Rail Partnership at the Global Air Rail Awards 2014 in Oslo.

Family outings can add up, but thanks to First Great Western’s new partnership with Nectar, you could enjoy a free day out just by taking the train.

Working with renowned restaurateur and chef Mitch Tonks, First Great Western is to host a Pop Up Pullman train dining experience.

The railway station at Weston-Super-Mare is to benefit from improved disability access, following a successful bid by First Great Western and Network Rail for a government grant to enhance facilities.