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Bedwyn passengers bemoan shortage of service

Passengers on Great Western Railway trains to Bedwyn in Wiltshire have complained about continuing unacceptable service.

25 Aug

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Passengers ‘well informed’ during train disruption

Train operators “kept passengers well informed” during disruption caused by the temporary withdrawal of Hitachi 800-series trains with component cracks

6 Jul

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Daily passenger trains to return to Okehampton this year

Great Western Railway to run a daily tExeter Central-Okehampton service from later this year with an initial two-hourly frequency

19 Mar

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Hitachi targets next year for testing of tri-mode IET

Five-car Class 802 to be converted to tri-mode power ahead of testing

6 Jan

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DfT extends GWR Emergency Measures Agreement

Government extends GWR's Emergency Measures Agreement until at least June 2021

2 Sept

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GWR train naming honours inspirational Captain Tom Moore

GWR honours veteran who raised more than £29 million for the NHS

29 Apr

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Direct Award franchise extensions for Southeastern and GWR

Direct Awards for Great Western Railway and Southeastern

30 Mar

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GWR confident of smooth December timetable change

GWR tells RAIL it is confident major December timetable change will not cause May 2018-style problems

2 Dec

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Green light for ‘802s’ to continue Dawlish running

Hitachi's Class 802s able to operate in poor weather on sea wall

2 Dec

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Rate of HST withdrawal to increase in December

HST withdrawals to increase this month

2 Dec

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New rolling stock lowers the average age of UK train fleet

Introduction of IETs, Azumas and Mk 5s helps to reduce age of UK's train fleets

18 Nov

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Great Western Railway to keep using Pacers into 2020

Continued delays to tri-mode FLEX fleet forces GWR to retain its eight Class 143s

29 Oct

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GWR promises faster trains in December timetable

More trains and faster services in GWR's December timetable

3 Oct

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: The IEPs have arrived

As the first electric trains from the IEP enter traffic, RICHARD CLINNICK chronicles the programme from inception to carrying its first passengers in 2017

16 Sept