Tag: Great Western Railway

Great Western Railway advises Reading Festival Goers to expect queues for return journeys

People attending the festival warned that queuing systems will be in place…

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20th Great Western Brick Show to be held at STEAM in Swindon

At the beginning of October, a special tribute will be paid to…

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Bristol area to benefit from GWR’s new pay-as-you-go smartcard

Next month, GWR is to launch a pay-as-you-go smartcard that can be…

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Railway improvements for The Wessex Line this September

One mile of old track will be replaced by Network Rail engineers…

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Work between Swindon and Gloucester to affect train services this August

Planned rail improvement work taking place later in August is set to…

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Great Western Railway celebrates England’s Euro 2022 success with tribute on side of train

Great Western Railway is celebrating success in last night’s Euro 2022 final…

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Train travel arrangements released ahead of RMT strike action this week

Due to the national rail strike called by the leadership of the…

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Great Western Railway celebrates the 18th and final BBC Make a Difference Superstar 

The train-naming event recognises BBC Make a Difference Superstars who went above…

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Disruption to trains through Severn Tunnel in July & August

More than two miles of track, sleepers, and ballast is to be…

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Great Western Railway high speed trains to monitor wheel performance in real time

Wireless technology that monitors the full suite of wheelset and bogie parts…

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