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Here’s how to get FREE train travel to Christmas Markets, including Cardiff, Reading and Hyde Park

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November 29, 2025
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Great Western Railway has launched a new challenge, with two weeks of unlimited rail travel to Christmas Markets up for grabs. The catch is that…

Class 142 Pacer Add-on for Train Sim World 6 now on sale

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November 27, 2025
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Dovetail Games has announced that an Add-on of a Class 142 Pacer in Transport for Wales (TfW) livery for Train Sim World 6 is now on sale.

Free shuttle train to run to get visitors to see Inspiration on the West Somerset Railway

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November 25, 2025
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Great Western Railway is running a special shuttle train to get passengers to see the Inspiration Train on the West Somerset Railway. The shuttle trains…

Plans to restart direct trains from Swindon to Birmingham after 20-year gap

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November 9, 2025
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Will Stone, Labour MP for Swindon North, has been discussing plans to restore direct train services between the town and Birmingham for the first time in two decades.

Train travel advice for Rugby fans released ahead of Wales v Argentina

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November 7, 2025
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Extra train services are being run this Sunday ahead of the Wales v Argentina Rugby match at the Principality Stadium. Six additional services will run…

Transport Secretary opens Great Western Railway’s new Learning and Development Centre

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November 2, 2025
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Heidi Alexander, the Secretary of State for Transport and MP for Swindon South, has officially opened Great Western Railway’s (GWR) new Learning and Development Centre.

West of England rail services to be disrupted over Christmas

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October 26, 2025
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Network Rail has issued information about train services across the West of England over Christmas.

West of England rail services to be disrupted over Christmas

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October 26, 2025
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Network Rail has issued information about train services across the West of England over Christmas.

Network Rail work in Berkshire and Surrey to disrupt half-term services

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October 19, 2025
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Network Rail is warning passengers in Berkshire and North Surrey that there will be changes to their journeys during the October half-term holiday, from Saturday 25 October to Friday 31 October, while it carries out upgrade work on the lines between Wo…

Great Western Railway fined £1m after fatal droplight incident

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October 6, 2025
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Following an investigation by the Office of Rail and Road, Great Western Railway has been fined £1m and ordered to pay more than £78,000 in…