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Bank Holiday Information: Great Western Railway

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Saturday 23 August

Amended service between Moreton-in-Marsh, Worcester and Hereford

Engineering work will close the line between Moreton-in-Marsh and Worcester. As a result, buses will be replacing trains between Moreton-in-Marsh and Worcester Shrub Hill. A few buses will also run to / from Worcester Foregate Street.

An amended train service will run between Worcester Shrub Hill / Worcester Foregate Street and Great Malvern / Hereford.

Late night changes at Taplow and Burnham

Due to late night engineering work on Saturday, the following service changes will be made:

  • 23:45 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington service will not call at Taplow or Burnham. Replacement buses will run between Slough and Taplow / Burnham

  • 00:34 (Sunday) London Paddington to Reading service will not call at Burnham or Taplow. Replacement buses will run between Slough and Burnham / Taplow

Sunday 24 August

Amended service between Moreton-in-Marsh, Worcester and Hereford

Engineering work will close the line between Moreton-in-Marsh and Worcester. As a result, buses will be replacing trains between Moreton-in-Marsh and Worcester Shrub Hill. A few buses will also run to / from Worcester Foregate Street.

An amended train service will run between Worcester Shrub Hill / Worcester Foregate Street and Great Malvern / Hereford.

Early morning and late night service changes at Burnham

Due to early morning and late night engineering work on Sunday, the following trains will not call at Burnham. Replacement buses will connect Slough with Burnham:

  • 06:20 (starting at 06:23) Reading to London Paddington

  • 06:38 London Paddington to Reading

  • 07:42 Reading to London Paddington

  • 23:31 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway

  • 23:50 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington

Late night service changes between London Paddington and Swansea

Due to late night engineering work between Cardiff Central and Bridgend, the 20:45 and 21:45 London Paddington to Swansea services will be diverted via an alternative route between Cardiff Central and Bridgend. As a result, these trains will arrive at, and depart from, Bridgend and stations beyond approximately 25 minutes later than normal.

Monday 25 August - Bank Holiday Monday

Early morning service changes between Worcester Shrub Hill and London Paddington

Due to early morning engineering work between Worcester Shrub Hill and Moreton-in-Marsh, the following changes will be made to early morning services:

  • 05:16 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington train will start from Oxford. Customers from Worcester Shrub Hill and stations to Hanborough should travel by later services

  • 06:43 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington train will start from Oxford. Customers from Worcester Shrub Hill and stations to Hanborough should travel by earlier or later services

Early morning service changes in the Westbury area

Due to early morning engineering work between Westbury and Bruton, the following changes will be made to services:

  • 06:12 Frome to London Paddington train will start from Westbury at 06:22. Customers from Frome should travel by later services

  • 06:18 Yeovil Pen Mill to Filton Abbey Wood train will start from Westbury at 07:18. Customers from Yeovil Pen Mill and Frome should travel by later services. Customers from Castle Cary should travel by earlier or later services

  • 06:25 Westbury to Frome train will depart later at 06:30

Late night service changes at Pangbourne

Due to late night engineering work between Tilehurst and Didcot Parkway, the following trains will not call at Pangbourne, replacement buses will run between Tilehurst and Pangbourne:

  • 22:36 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway

  • 23:26 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington

  • 23:37 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway

Late night service changes between London Paddington and Swansea

Due to late night engineering work between Cardiff Central and Bridgend, the 20:48, 21:48 and 22:46 London Paddington to Swansea services will be diverted via an alternative route between Cardiff Central and Bridgend. As a result, these trains will arrive at, and depart from, Bridgend and stations beyond a few minutes later than normal.

Timing change on the 'Night Riviera' sleeper train to Penzance

Due to overnight engineering work in the Exeter area, the Monday night 23:45 London Paddington to Penzance sleeper service will arrive at Exeter St Davids later than normal at 04:24. Normal train times resume departing Exeter St Davids and beyond.

Timing change on the 23:48 Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids service

Due to overnight engineering work in the Exeter area, the Monday night 23:48 Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids train will arrive later than normal at 01:38. Other station stopping times en route are as normal.

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