Great Western Railway (Train Operating Company) - DGreat Western Railway (Train Operating Company) - D Great Western Railway Current Fleet Commuter, Regional and Branch Line
Exmouth – Paignton Exeter Central – Okehampton Plymouth – Gunnislake Liskeard – Looe Par – Newquay Truro – Falmouth Docks St Erth – St Ives 1986–1987
Exmouth – Paignton Cardiff Central – Portsmouth Harbour Cardiff Central – Penzance Exeter Central - Barnstaple Bristol Temple Meads – Weymouth 1989–1992
Reading – Redhill or Gatwick Airport Reading – Basingstoke Reading or Didcot Parkway – Oxford or Banbury Twyford – Henley-on-Thames Maidenhead – Marlow Slough – Windsor & Eton Central West Ealing – Greenford Bristol Temple Meads – Avonmouth or Severn Beach Great Malvern – Bristol Temple Meads – Salisbury or Weymouth Swindon – Gloucester or Weymouth Cardiff Central – Portsmouth Harbour Exmouth - Paignton Newbury - Bedwyn 1992
Bristol Temple Meads – Avonmouth or Severn Beach Bristol Parkway – Weston-super-Mare Cardiff Central – Taunton Swindon – Westbury Great Malvern – Bristol Temple Meads – Southampton Central or Weymouth Cardiff Central – Portsmouth Harbour Barnstaple – St James Park (Weekends only) Exmouth - Paignton 1992–1993
London Paddington or Reading – Didcot Parkway, Newbury, Bristol Parkway or Swindon London Paddington – Cardiff Central 2016–2017
Cardiff Central - Bristol Temple Meads – Taunton – Exeter St Davids – Plymouth – Penzance 1975–1982
Great Western Railway Inter-City
London Paddington – Oxford, Bedwyn, Worcester Shrub Hill, Great Malvern, Hereford – Cardiff Central, Swansea, Carmarthen – Bristol Temple Meads, Weston-super-Mare – Cheltenham Spa, Taunton, Paignton 2014–2018
London Paddington – Exeter St Davids, Paignton, Plymouth, Penzance – Oxford, Bedwyn, Worcester Shrub Hill, Great Malvern, Hereford 2017–2018 Great Western Railway Sleeper
2 Night Riviera sets for London Paddington – Penzance sleeper service 1964–1967 (Rebuild: 1998–2004)
1975–1988 Great Western Railway Shunting Locomotives
Stock movements in depots 1952–1962 ^ Locomotive-hauled Mark 3 coaches are generally formed of 7–9 coaches for the Night Riviera. They are hauled by a single Class 57. Great Western Railway Past Fleet Commuter, Regional and Branch Line
Replaced by Class 165 Networker Turbo and Class 166 Networker Turbo
2020
Replaced by Class 165 Networker Turbo and Class 166 Networker Turbo Transferred to Arriva Rail North and Northern Trains
2018
2018–2019 Replaced by Class 165 Networker Turbo and Class 166 Networker Turbo Transferred to Abellio ScotRail and KeolisAmey Wales
2019–2020, 2023 12 units transferred to Heathrow Express between 2019–2020 3 units transferred to Great Northern in 2023
2021–22 These trains were subleased from Great Northern in 2021, to provide cover for Class 800 and Class 802 InterCity Express Trains (IETs) units, following cracks being found on the IETs After the issues surrounding the IET trains were resolved, these units were returned to Great Northern at the end of 2021
These trains were transferred from c2c to provide cover for Class 800 and Class 802 InterCity Express Trains (IETs) units, following cracks being found on the IETs In June 2022 the units were withdrawn and transferred to Great Northern in July 2022 Great Western Railway Inter-City
2019 Replaced by Class 800 IET and Class 802 IET Transfer of some power cars and coaches to Abellio ScotRail
2017 Replaced by Class 800 IET and Class 802 IET Transferred to Grand Central
Great Western Railway Rejected Fleet It was planned for Great Western Railway to operate nineteen Class 769/9 units once they were fully rolled out. The operator intended to run the first services in spring 2019, but this was delayed by issues faced by Porterbrook in converting the units. However, the first vehicle has been delivered and all were expected to be delivered by the end of 2021. Although initially planned for use in London and the Thames Valley, while 12 Class 387 units were modified for Heathrow Express services, the future plan for these units was to be operating on services between Oxford, Reading and Gatwick Airport, which would have meant operating on non-electrified 25 kV AC OHLE and 750 V DC third-rail routes. To enable this, GWR's allocation of Class 769 units would have retained their dual-voltage capability in addition to being fitted with diesel power units. The units would also receive an internal refurbishment and be fitted with air cooling. The first Class 769 to be delivered to GWR was unit 769943, which arrived at Reading TMD in August 2020. It was expected to enter service in early 2021. The Class 769 was expected to enter service with GWR between June and December 2021, but this was later delayed to 2022. In December 2022, GWR announced that the introduction of the Class 769 fleet would be abandoned and the units handed back to Porterbrook in April 2023. Great Western Railway Future Fleet
GWR have also employed nine Vivarail staff. It intends to trial the Class 230 units on the Greenford branch line between West Ealing and Greenford. Great Western Railway Livery Great Western Trains adopted a livery of dark-green upper body and ivory lower body, with a stylised 'Merlin' bird logo. Following the rebranding as First Great Western, fader vinyls were added to the lower body, with a gold bar containing the stylised FirstGroup F logo and separate Great Western logotype. This livery was sometimes known as the 'fag packet' livery. When the Class 180 Adelante units were delivered, they were painted in the intercity version of FirstGroup's corporate bus livery. This consisted of a purple-blue base, with pink and gold bars and large pink Fs on the carriage sides and white highlights along the roof and around the driver's cab. The doors were painted white to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. The HST fleet was repainted to match as they went through overhaul, however, the livery on the power cars was progressively altered to a plain blue base with pink and gold stripes, following problems with dirt build-up on the large white areas. The new Greater Western franchise involved repainting the HST fleet into FirstGroup's 'Dynamic Lines' livery for intercity and commuter services in the former First Great Western and First Great Western Link areas. The livery was initially applied to the HST fleet as they went through refurbishment, although the Class 180 units did not receive the new livery due to the termination of their lease. The commuter units also received the new livery while receiving standard maintenance, as a refurbishment was not originally planned. The rebranding of the company as Great Western Railway introduced a new GWR logo and a dark green livery with white stripes and grey doors in September 2015. Great Western Railway Depots Great Western Railway trains are based at eight depots. Other depots at Landore (Swansea) and Old Oak Common (London) closed in 2018.
Operated by Agility Trains
rebuilt to the North of its original location for the new flyover.
Operated by Agility Trains
Operated by Agility Trains Great Western Railway Past Depots
Closed 8 December 2018
Closed for GWR in 2018 Great Western Railway TV Documentary Channel 5 broadcast two television series looking into day-to-day challenges of the Great Western mainline, including events at Dawlish (as well as the sea wall destruction), Cheltenham race day and rugby at Cardiff. It was broadcast as The Railway: First Great Western and the last series aired in 2015. A similar series based on London Paddington started in September 2017 and covered events such as the reaction to the Manchester Arena and London Bridge attacks, and several days of severe disruption. Great Western Railway Future of the Franchise The franchise was due to end on 31 March 2020. In November 2017, the DfT announced its intention to negotiate a further extension for the franchise until April 2022 with an option to extend for a further two years. A new contract was agreed on 30 March 2020, running for three years, extendable to four. Great Western Railway Overview Great Western Railway Franchise(s): InterCity Great Western 4 February 1996 – 31 March 2006 Greater Western 1 April 2006 – 25 June 2028 Main Region(s): Greater London, South East England, South West England, Wales Great Western Railway Other Region(s): East MidlandsWest Midlands Great Western Railway Fleet Size: 12 Class 43 HST Castle sets 5 Class 57 diesel locomotives for 2 Night Riviera sleeper sets 19 Class 150 Sprinter units 18 Class 158 Express Sprinter units 36 Class 165 Networker Turbo units 21 Class 166 Networker Turbo units 30 Class 387 Electrostar units 57 Class 800 IET units 36 Class 802 IET units Great Western Railway Stations Called At: over 270 Great Western Railway Stations Operated: 198 Great Western Railway Parent Company: FirstGroup Reporting Mark: GW Great Western Railway Predecessor: First Great Western Link Wessex Trains Great Western Railway Technical Track Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Great Western Railway Electrification: 25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE Great Western Railway Length: 1,323.0 mi (2,129.2 km) | |||||
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