The South West
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This area includes the Great Western Main Line and its branches, covering the route from London Paddington to Penzance, through Bristol and onto Pilning, up to the boundaries with Wales, Worcester and Basingstoke. It operates and maintains over 900 miles of track, enabling the running of over 2,000 services a day. Train operators include Great Western Railway, South West Railway, CrossCountry, Chiltern Railways and Heathrow Express.
Latest news for this route
Railway station workers given royal thank you for keeping passengers safe
Station workers at London Paddington were thanked by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall today (October 27) for their extraordinary commitment in keeping passengers safe throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
New longer platform for St James Park station and better railway journey to Exmouth
Network Rail will be extending the platforms at St James Park and Lympstone Commando as well as improving track between Exeter and Exmouth over half term week 25 – 30 October
Network Rail to refine resilience plans for vital stretch of Devon railway
Plans to improve resilience along a vital 1.8km stretch of railway in the south west will be refined by Network Rail following substantial feedback from the community, passengers and businesses.
Painting a brighter future for homeless people at London Paddington
Network Rail commits to tackling homelessness by signing new Rough Sleeping on Rail Charter
Reading station has been named as major station of the year at the 2020 National Rail Awards
Reading station has been named as the country’s best major station after picking up a National Rail Award
Track Renewals between Taunton and Exeter St Davids set to improve journeys for passengers
From Sunday 27th September to Saturday 3rd October Network Rail will be working day and night to renew track in order to improve line speed between Taunton and Exeter St Davids
Bristol Temple Meads celebrates its historic past and bright future as it turns 180-years-old
Bristol’s Temple Meads celebrated turning 180-years-old with a special birthday event today (1 September) which was attended by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Iconic building at Swindon station has a brighter future as Network Rail takes back control
One of the most recognisable buildings in Swindon which is right next to the town's station is set to get a new lease of life after Network Rail took back its ownership on 10 August.
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