The South West
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
Track and train working together to transport Royal wedding well-wishers with up to 60,000 expected to travel to Windsor by train
Final preparations are being made on the rail network with up to 60,000 passengers expected to catch a train to Windsor this Saturday to celebrate the Royal Wedding of Prince Henry of Wales and Ms. Meghan Markle.
Paddington Station 24/7 takes to the skies with Network Rail's aerial survey team
The second series of the behind the scenes documentary Paddington Station 24/7 continues on Monday 14 May, as the programme takes to the skies to join members of Network Rail’s aerial survey team whilst they check railway assets on board a helicopter kitted out with the latest thermal imaging technology.
Have your say on improving rail links to Heathrow from the West
- Local communities to help shape the final design of a potential new rail link from Reading and Slough to London Heathrow Airport
- Final round of public consultation opens today (11 May)
- Six week consultation includes details of the likely benefits of the new railway as well as how any construction and environmental impacts will be managed
World leading engineers on site as Network Rail works to safeguard vital route to the South West
World leading engineers in coastal, tunnel, cliff and railway engineering have begun detailed studies along the route between Teignmouth and Dawlish in Devon, as Network Rail works to safeguard the railway in Devon and Cornwall for future generations.
Have your say on improving rail links to Heathrow from the West
- Local communities to help shape the final design of a potential new rail link from Reading and Slough to London Heathrow Airport
- Final round of public consultation opens on 11 May
- Six week consultation will include details of the likely benefits of the new railway as well as how any construction and environmental impacts will be managed
Paddington Station 24/7: The perfect match – Network Rail and British Transport Police team up to help thousands of football fans travelling through London Paddington
The second series of the behind the scenes documentary Paddington Station 24/7 continues on Monday 30 April, with an influx of football fans travelling through the station on their way to watch their respective teams, looked after by Network Rail station staff and over 30 police officers who have been drafted in to make sure everything runs without a hitch.
Passengers advised to check before they travel ahead of bank holiday station upgrade works at Ealing Broadway
- Network Rail is upgrading Ealing Broadway station over the early May bank holiday in preparation for the Elizabeth line
- Demolition of Platform 2/3 stairway to make way for the foundations for new passenger footbridge and lifts
- Road closure along The Broadway from 11pm on Friday 4 May to 5am on Tuesday 8 May. TfL buses on diversion
- Community drop-in session on Monday 30 April from 4.30pm to 7pm.
Successful upgrade signals bright future for rail travel in the south west
Network Rail successfully delivered the first phase of a vital signalling upgrade in Devon and Cornwall today (23 April) which, once complete, will enable GWR to deliver more frequent services, quicker journeys and more seats between Plymouth and Penzance from 2019.
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