Great Western Railway (Train Operating Company) - Great Western Railway Routes - C

Great Western Railway (Train Operating Company) - C

Great Western Railway Routes

Great Western Railway operates routes west of London including those towards south west England, Gloucestershire, Hereford and South Wales.

The following is a simplified list of off-peak weekday service from the May 2023 timetables.

Great Western Railway Intercity

Great Western Railway London to South Wales

London Paddington to Cardiff Central 1 tph

Reading, Swindon, Bristol Parkway, Newport

London Paddington to Swansea 1 tph

Reading, Swindon, Bristol Parkway, Newport, Cardiff Central, Bridgend, Port Talbot Parkway, Neath

7 trains per day continue to Carmarthen, calling at Gowerton (limited), Llanelli, Pembrey & Burry Port, Kidwelly (limited) and Ferryside (limited)

On Summer Saturdays, 2 trains per day run to Pembroke Dock, calling at all stations between Carmarthen and Pembroke Dock

Great Western Railway London to Bristol and Somerset

London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads 2 tph

Reading, Didcot Parkway, Swindon, Chippenham, Bath Spa

1 train every 2 hours continues towards Weston-super-Mare, calling at Nailsea and Backwell, Yatton and Worle.

Great Western Railway London to Devon and Cornwall

London Paddington to Exeter St Davids 1tp2h

Reading, Newbury, Hungerford (irregular), Pewsey, Westbury, Castle Cary, Taunton, Tiverton Parkway (irregular)

2 trains per day continue to Paignton, calling at Dawlish, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Torre and Torquay

3 trains per day continue to Plymouth, calling at Dawlish, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Totnes and Ivybridge

London Paddington to Plymouth 1tp2h

Reading, Taunton, Tiverton Parkway, Exeter St Davids, Newton Abbot, Totnes

Trains alternate with Penzance services to provide an hourly service to Plymouth.

During the summer months, 1 train per day continues to Newquay, calling at Saltash, St Germans, Liskeard, Bodmin Parkway and Par

London Paddington to Penzance 1tp2h

Reading, Taunton, Tiverton Parkway, Exeter St Davids, Newton Abbot, Totnes, Plymouth, Liskeard, Bodmin Parkway, Par, St Austell, Truro, Redruth, Camborne, St Erth.

Trains alternate with Plymouth services to provide an hourly service to that station.

Great Western Railway London to Oxford and The Cotswolds

London Paddington to Oxford 1 tph

ReadingDidcot Parkway

London Paddington to Great Malvern 1 tph

Reading, Oxford, Hanborough, Charlbury, Kingham, Moreton-in-Marsh, Honeybourne, Evesham, Pershore, Worcestershire Parkway, Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcester Foregate Street, Malvern Link

4 trains per day continue to Hereford calling at Colwall and Ledbury.

1 train terminates at Worcester Shrub Hill.

4 trains per day terminate at Worcester Foregate Street.

London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa 1 tph

Reading, Didcot Parkway, Swindon, Kemble, Stroud, Stonehouse, Gloucester[a]

One train per day continues to Worcester Shrub Hill calling at Ashchurch for Tewkesbury.

Great Western Railway Thames Valley

Great Western Mainline

London Paddington to Didcot Parkway 2 tph

Slough, Maidenhead, Twyford, Reading, Tilehurst, Pangbourne, Goring & Streatley, Cholsey

Great Western Railway Reading–Taunton Line

London Paddington to Newbury 1 tph

Reading, Theale, Thatcham

Reading to Newbury 1 tph

Reading West, Theale, Aldermaston, Midgham, Thatcham, Newbury Racecourse

Newbury to Bedwyn 1 tph

Kintbury, Hungerford

One train runs non-stop from Newbury to Bedwyn.

Great Western Railway Greenford Branch

West Ealing to Greenford 2 tph

Drayton Green, Castle Bar Park, South Greenford

Great Western Railway Windsor Branch

Slough to Windsor & Eton Central 3 tph

Shuttle service

Great Western Railway Marlow Branch

Maidenhead to Marlow 1 tph

Furze Platt, Cookham, Bourne End[a]

Great Western Railway Regatta Line

Twyford to Henley-on-Thames 2 tph

Wargrave, Shiplake

Great Western Railway North Downs Line

Reading to Gatwick Airport 1 tph

Wokingham, Blackwater, North Camp, Guildford, Dorking Deepdene, Reigate, Redhill[a]

Reading to Redhill 1 tph

Wokingham, Crowthorne, Sandhurst, Blackwater, Farnborough North, North Camp, AshGuildford, Shalford, Chilworth (1tp2h), Gomshall (1tp2h), Dorking West (1tp2h), Dorking Deepdene, Betchworth (1tp2h), Reigate

Trains either serve Chilworth and Gomshall, or Dorking West and Betchworth.

Great Western Railway Reading–Basingstoke Line

Reading to Basingstoke 2 tph

Reading West, Reading Green Park, Mortimer, Bramley

Great Western Railway Oxford Canal Line

Didcot Parkway to Oxford 2 tph

Appleford (irregular), Culham (irregular), Radley

One train every two hours extends to Banbury, calling at Tackley, Heyford and Kings Sutton.

Non-stop services between Didcot Parkway and Oxford are provided irregularly.

Lelant Saltings (1tpd), Lelant (1tp2h)[b], Carbis Bay

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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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