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London Paddington trains to be disrupted on Sunday

Guest authors
May 10, 2024
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Early morning services at London Padding station will be disrupted on 12 May because overnight engineering work will continue later than normal.

London Paddington: No Great Western trains to operate due to Strike Action

Guest authors
May 8, 2024
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Limited Great Western Railway services will run on Wednesday 8 May, with no long distance trains

Worcestershire trains set to be disrupted

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April 20, 2024
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Further disruption to take place later this year.

Great Western Railway: No long distance trains will operate during upcoming strike action

Guest authors
April 3, 2024
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Limited services on a limited number of routes will operate during upcoming strike action

East West Rail completes tracklaying between Oxford and Bletchley

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March 10, 2024
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For the first time in 50 years Oxford and Bletchley are linked by rail as part of East West Rail which will eventually continue to Cambridge.

Book Review: Going East, the Story of East West Rail and the Oxford-Cambridge Line by K.C. Close and R.J. Cook

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March 2, 2024
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This book tells the story of the line from Oxford to Cambridge, from its beginnings through partial closure to the current plans to reopen it.

Trainline to show ad during SuperBowl as part of its campaign to attract US tourists

Guest authors
February 9, 2024
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In a first for the UK rail industry, Trainline will show their 30-second ad during the SuperBowl’s commercial breaks as part of the ongoing campaign

RAIB issues report into train striking debris in Oxfordshire

Guest authors
February 1, 2024
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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has released its report into an incident when a train struck debris on the line near Hanborough last February.

Cancellations and reduced Chiltern Line services over next two weeks

Guest authors
January 26, 2024
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A strike and overtime ban by members of the ASLEF union on various days over the next two weeks will severely affect Chiltern Line services.

Cowley branch is another project for Oxford

Simon Walton
January 26, 2024
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A little-used freight line in suburban Oxford is a step closer to being resurrected as a mixed-traffic route. The Cowley branch, which serves the car manufacturing plant of the same name, has seen the local authority, Oxford City Council, award an Infrastructure Place Study contract to Birmingham headquartered SLC Rail. The Cowley branch line was […]