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Station staff prepare for Reading Festival and Notting Hill Carnival this weekend

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August 29, 2026
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Railway station staff are preparing for thousands of extra passengers to pass through Reading and London Paddington stations this week on their way to the Reading Festival and the Notting Hill Carnival this weekend.

GWR faces challenge of getting fans home from the Reading Festival

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August 21, 2026
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Bank holiday Monday sees GWR facing its biggest challenge of the year when up to 65,000 customers travel home by train from the Reading Festival.

WATCH: Full video as steam train pulled by hand for charity

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August 10, 2026
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Last month, Alstom invited us to the Didcot Railway Centre to see staff take on a charity event by pulling steam locomotive Trojan. Variety, the…

WATCH: Full video as steam train pulled by hand for charity

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August 10, 2026
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Last month, Alstom invited us to the Didcot Railway Centre to see staff take on a charity event by pulling steam locomotive Trojan. Variety, the…

Heatwave brings changes for Great Western Railway passengers

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July 8, 2026
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Great Western Railway (GWR) and Network Rail have announced that they are working together to make sure that most train services run this week, although there will be some disruption to the usual schedule of services.

Hastings DEMU tour to the Cotswolds and Exmoor

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June 1, 2026
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The Branch Line Society has announced the Cotswold and Exmoor Explorer rail tour to be hauled by a Hastings DEMU on 18th July.

Hastings DEMU tour to the Cotswolds and Exmoor

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June 1, 2026
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The Branch Line Society has announced the Cotswold and Exmoor Explorer rail tour to be hauled by a Hastings DEMU on 18th July.

New rail timetable brings more seats and new overnight trains

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May 18, 2026
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The new national train timetable on 17th May, will see more seats, connectivity, overnight trains, and the return of the iconic Flying Scotsman.

Better long-distance services to the New Forest in the new timetable

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May 7, 2026
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Brockenhurst in Hampshire is to benefit from hourly services to Reading and onwards to Newcastle from the start of the new timetable on 17th May.

Train derailment in Staffordshire causes widespread major disruption

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May 6, 2026
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A freight train has derailed in Bilbrook, Staffordshire, and is causing widespread major disruption this morning. The derailment happened earlier this morning and has blocked…