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Train services severely disrupted as work is carried out during half-term

There will no trains running between Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads from October 28 to October 31.

26 Oct

Couple recreate wedding day picture on 65th anniversary

Margaret Stone presented railway staff with a specially-made cake on her wedding day in 1959. This year, GWR gave her and her husband a cake.

6 Sept

'Site safety' worker 'avoided being hit by train by two seconds' in near miss

The incident happened in March on the the Paddington to Penzance Main line near Littlehempston

13 Aug

Couple marry on GWR service after sharing first kiss on train

The routes affected by train strikes in the South West

Rail strikes continue to cause severe disruption across South West

Dartmoor train line opens for the first time in 50 years

Witness says Salisbury train crash 'like a scene out of The Walking Dead'

GWR services cut because of 'pingdemic' staff shortages

GWR to reintroduce trains pulled from service over safety concerns

GWR train services cancelled after cracks found in trains

GWR forced to cancel train services after coronavirus outbreak among staff

Great Western Railway reveals train usage is up by 50%

GWR boss asks public to avoid train travel despite next phase of eased lockdown

Vital train services 'to continue to run' thanks to new Government contract