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Changes to rail travel schedules over Christmas period
As part of the Railway Upgrade Plan, Great Western Railway are undertaking their largest ever resignalling scheme outside London Paddington in preparation for the opening of the Elizabeth Line. London Paddington will be closed for four days over the holiday...
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Rail service disruptions in July
Work to widen the platforms at Bath Spa has now been successfully completed and Network Rail have moved on to work on the track around Swindon and Chippenham. This work will cause disruption from Saturday 8 July through Sunday 16...
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Changes to Swindon, Bristol, Didcot Parkway and Chippenham rail services: 27-29 May and 10-11 June
Network Rail will be undertaking work in the Swindon area to prepare for their new trains which enter service later this year. As a result of this, train services through Didcot Parkway, Swindon, Chippenham and Bristol Parkway will be amended....
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Network Rail delays Great Western electrification programme
Network Rail will be deferring four parts of the Great Western electrification programme. Schemes affected include the Thames Valley Branch lines (Henley and Windsor), Didcot to Oxford, Bath to Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway to Bristol Temple Meads. The...
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Rail closure between Bristol and Wales this weekend
From Saturday 27 to Monday 29 August, the railway between Bristol Temple Meads, Bristol Parkway, Gloucester and Severn Tunnel Junction will be closed with many services being amended or replaced by buses. For more information visit the GWR website.
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Heat speed restrictions on the railways
Due to speed restrictions put in place by Network Rail between 1.30pm and 7pm Tuesday 19 July, GWR is warning customers that journeys are expected to take longer than usual. With rail track temperatures set to exceed 50 degrees in parts of...
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New bicycle policy on GWR long distance high speed trains
GWR are introducing compulsory bicycle reservations on long distance high speed trains from 16 May. GWR have said: "This will bring us in line with other long distance operators and we will compensate customers if we do not provide them with their...