Christmas Travel: Great Western Railway advises customers to travel early and check plans

Travelling by train this Christmas? Great Western Railway is advising you to travel early and check your plans before you leave.

Several pieces of maintenance work by Network Rail are set to take place across the GWR network between Christmas Eve and Wednesday 1 January.

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Buses will be running between Bristol Parkway and Cardiff Central/Bridgend from Friday 27 December to Wednesday 1 January.

GWR Managing Director, Mark Hopwood, said all work being carried out is “essential” and Christmas is the only time it can be done.

There will also be no service between Reading/Slough and London Paddington.

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