🌬️ Storm Austen - Friday 23 October ⚠️ Strong winds are impacting services across Devon and Cornwall today, Friday 23 October, with an amber weather warning in place. The following routes are currently affected: ⚠️ Par and Newquay ⚠️ Penzance and Taunton ⚠️ Exeter St Davids and Barnstaple ⚠️ Truro and Falmouth Docks 🚆 Fewer trains are running, services will be busier and journeys may take longer. Long-distance services will operate between London Paddington and Plymouth only, with local trains providing a shuttle between Plymouth and Penzance. ⚠️ Some early-morning services on Saturday 24 October may also be cancelled while teams assess any damage. 🔎 Please check your journey before setting off at gwr.com/check. We’ll keep you updated as conditions change. Normal refund rules apply. More information at gwr.com/refunds.

✅ Travel Update - 23/10 ✅ Following a tree blocking the railway earlier today between Marlow and Bourne End the line has now reopened. Train services running to and from these stations are returning to normal. Disruption is expected until 21:15 Check your journey at gwr.com/check and follow us for updates.

✅ Travel Update - 23/10 ✅ Following a tree blocking the railway earlier today between Weymouth and Castle Cary the line is now open. Train services running to and from these stations are returning to normal but some services have been delayed. Disruption is expected until the end of the day Check your journey at gwr.com/check and follow us for updates.

✅ Travel Update - 23/10 ✅ Due to severe weather between Penzance and Taunton trains have to run at reduced speed on all lines. Train services running to and from these stations may be delayed by up to 20 minutes. Disruption is expected until the end of the day Check your journey at gwr.com/check and follow us for updates.

⚠ Travel Update - 23/10 ⚠ Due to a tree blocking the railway between Marlow and Bourne End the line is blocked. Train services running to and from these stations have been suspended. Disruption is expected until 18:45 Check your journey at gwr.com/check and follow us for updates.

✅ Travel Update - 23/10 ✅ Following a tree blocking the railway between Castle Cary and Westbury the line towards Westbury is now open. Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed or diverted. Disruption is expected until 17:15 Check your journey at gwr.com/check and follow us for updates.

⚠ Travel Update - 23/10 ⚠ Due to a tree blocking the railway between Weymouth and Castle Cary the line is closed. Train services running to and from these stations have been suspended. Disruption is expected until the end of the day Check your journey at gwr.com/check and follow us for updates.

⚠ Travel Update - 23/10 ⚠ Due to a tree blocking the railway between Salisbury and Southampton Central, the line towards Southampton Central is closed. Train services running through these stations may be delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 16:30. Check your journey at gwr.com/check and follow us for updates.

⚠ Travel Update - 23/10 ⚠ Due to a tree blocking the railway between Basingstoke and Reading, the line is closed. Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 16:45. Check your journey at gwr.com/check and follow us for updates.

⚠ Travel Update - 23/10 ⚠ Due to a tree blocking the railway between Westbury and Castle Cary all lines are blocked. Train services running through these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 12:45 Check your journey at gwr.com/check and follow us for updates.

Colleagues laid flowers at Cardiff Central today in tribute to the victims of the Aberfan disaster. Sixty years on, we honour the 144 lives lost, including 116 children. Each was a life, a family and a future, and their stories must never be forgotten. We also pay tribute to the courage and compassion shown by those who supported the Aberfan community in its darkest hour. Our thoughts remain with all those affected by this tragedy.

⚠️ Customers travelling with us on 28/29 November are advised to plan ahead, as rail improvement work will impact all train services for London Paddington 🚧 Special trains will operate between London Euston and Bristol Temple Meads, plus between London Euston and Swansea/Carmarthen. These hourly services will not pick-up or drop-off customers between London Euston and Swindon, including at Oxford or Didcot Parkway. When planning your journey, search for journeys to or from London Euston instead of London Paddington. GWR trains will still operate between: ➡️Slough and Windsor & Eton Central ➡️Maidenhead and Didcot Parkway/Marlow ➡️Twyford and Henley-on-Thames ➡️Reading and Didcot Parkway/Swindon/Bristol Parkway/Cardiff Central ➡️Reading and Bristol Temple Meads/Weston-super-Mare/Taunton ➡️Reading and Newbury/Bedwyn ➡️Reading and Exeter St Davids/Plymouth/Penzance ➡️Reading and Oxford/Worcester/Great Malvern/Hereford ➡️Reading and Basingstoke ➡️Reading and Guildford/Gatwick Airport ➡️Swindon and Cheltenham Spa For full information and to check your journey head to gwr.com/travel-information/t…

We need your vote! 🙏 ⏰ There are just hours left before the World Cup of Stations top 20 is cut down to the final five at midnight tonight. Every single vote today could make the difference. Only the leading station from each regional group will go through, so we're asking you to get behind our incredible stations: Par, Crediton and Yatton. 🌱 Par is changing lives through volunteering, giving local people opportunities to build skills, confidence and independence through gardening, customer service and passenger assistance. 🎵 Crediton has transformed former station buildings into a thriving community café and inclusive music and arts hub, helping people with learning disabilities and autism build friendships and feel a sense of belonging. 🚲 Yatton brings together volunteers, a social-enterprise café and a community cycling hub, helping people gain confidence, independence and new connections through accessible, sustainable travel. These stations are about far more than trains. They're bringing communities together, creating opportunities and making a real difference to customers and local people every day. ✅ Vote now: raildeliverygroup.com/our-se… 📢 Please vote for Par, Crediton or Yatton and share this post. With the midnight cut-off fast approaching, every vote counts. #WorldCupOfStations #GWR #Par #Crediton #Yatton #CommunityRail #EveryVoteCounts

☎️ Our control team never know what will be at the end of a phone call! 👀 Take a peek behind the scenes of the beating heart of the Great Western route in our latest episode of Beyond the Journey! ➡️ Full episode at youtube.com/watch?v=JMyzJejM…

⚠️Customers travelling through the Cheltenham and Tewkesbury area at weekends during October are advised to check before they travel. 🚧Network Rail is renewing track and GWR services will be affected from 10 to 11 and from 17 to 18 October. 🚌Replacement road transport will operate between Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa/Worcester Foregate Street, plus to/from Birmingham New Street. ✅Customers are advised to plan their journey in advance at GWR.com/check and allow extra time. ➡️Full details at gwr.com/upgrade

There’s never a dull day on the railway! 🚆 When things don’t go to plan, it’s our Control team keeping a cool head and the network moving. Tune in to the latest episode of Beyond the Journey and go behind the scenes with the team making sure everything stays on track 🛤️ Watch the full video at youtube.com/watch?v=vwlx7d7a… @networkrailwest

⚠️Customers travelling through Wiltshire between Saturday 10 and Friday 16 October are advised to check their journey before they travel at GWR.com/check. 👷Network Rail is renewing track near Pewsey. Some journeys will take longer and buses will replace trains on parts of the route. ➡️Reading to Newbury/Bedwyn trains will run as normal ➡️Buses will replace trains between Pewsey and Swindon, where you can connect with other train services ➡️Trains between London Paddington and Plymouth/Penzance will be diverted meaning journeys will take longer ➡️Buses will replace weekday trains between Chippenham and Westbury/Melksham For more information go to gwr.com/upgrade

⚠️ Bath to Bristol Rail Upgrades ⚠️ 📅 Monday 26 October to Wednesday 28 October 2026 ℹ️ To find out more, go to gwr.com/Upgrade

When the heat is on, the railway has to keep moving ☀️🚆 Take a behind-the-scenes look at the work Network Rail and Great Western Railway do to keep the tracks, trains and passengers moving safely through hot weather. Our newest episode of Beyond the Journey is out now! ➡️youtube.com/watch?v=j_C7ml7Z… @networkrail