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Flood Work in Gloucestershire Means Rail Line Closure in July

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June 20, 2025
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Network Rail is soon to undertake the largest stage of their work to mitigate flooding through Gloucestershire.

Bank Holiday Work Completed on Gloucester to Bristol railway

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May 6, 2025
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Network Rail has completed upgrades over the bank holiday weekend, meaning that trains could run as normal between Gloucester and Bristol this morning.

Class 52 locomotive to visit Plymouth this May

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April 9, 2025
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Locomotive D1015 ‘Western Champion’ is to haul The South Devon Explorer from Birmingham to Plymouth and back on Saturday 10 May.

Sunday disruption for London Paddington trains including Mother’s Day

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March 20, 2025
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For the next two Sundays, services out of London Paddington and between Didcot and Swindon will be disrupted because of planned engineering work.

Steam locomotive 35011 General Steam Navigation to leave Wiltshire home

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January 25, 2025
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The General Steam Navigation Locomotive Society has announced that they will be leaving the Swindon and Cricklade Railway. This is due to the railway telling…

Heidi Alexander takes transport portfolio in UK Government

Simon Walton
November 30, 2024
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The shock resignation of the former Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, has been superseded by the rapid appointment of Heidi Alexander as her replacement. The cabinet…

Great Western Railway warns of storm disruption

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November 28, 2024
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Great Western Railway has urged passengers to continue checking train times before travelling, with Storm Bert still affecting trains.

London, Devon and Wales passengers urged Not To Travel after severe flooding

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November 25, 2024
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Great Western Railway released a Do Not Travel warning for passengers as the effects of Storm Bert continue to cause problems. Severe flooding and trees…

New Somerset train services approved

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November 16, 2024
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The Office for Rail and Road has approved new train services between Swindon, Taunton and Weston-super-Mare. It is expected that the train services, which will…

Rail services to be disrupted in the Newbury area

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September 11, 2024
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Great Western Railway is warning passengers that its services will be disrupted by work taking place between Berkshire and Wiltshire during the coming autumn and winter.