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🧮Could the CODEbreaker’s train have something to share with us? ⭐We're giving an incredible prize to five lucky code breakers! If you can find the hidden message in the code on the side of our Alan Turing train (see pics) you could win: 🏅A limited edition Alan Turing coin; one of only 25 specially minted after the train naming! 🚅2 First Class tickets for a return journey on any GWR service. When you've cracked the code, enter it at and let us know you've done it in the comments (but ssshhh, don't share the code) Follow us and look out for helpful clues over the next couple of weeks. This competition will self destruct on Alan Turing's birthday, the 23rd June... Good luck #AlanTuring #PrideMonth #Codebreaking
GWR76,825 views • 4 months ago
Fast-charged and it's go, go, go! Our record-breaking battery train is now in passenger service. Operating between West Ealing and Greenford, it shows the potential benefits of fast-charge technology to regional rail in the UK. #SustainableTransport #BatteryTrains #RailInnovation #FutureOfTransport
GWR65,810 views • 8 months ago
❗NEW STATION❕ We’re pleased to announce that Reading Green Park station will open from 27 May! Reading Green Park will provide a vital rail link for residents in the south of Reading as well as Green Park business park and Reading FC. #NewStation Reading Borough Council Department for Transport Network Rail Western Network Rail Wessex Hampshire Community Rail Partnership
GWR223,743 views • 3 years ago
Castle Cary station has been transformed by an £835,000 restoration this week, celebrating the history of the Great Western Railway and its early 20th-century heritage. The station building was officially opened by Department for Transport Operator Limited (DFTO) Chair, Sir Andrew Haines OBE on Monday. Funded by the Department for Transport and The Railway Heritage Trust, the project has restored many of the station’s original features, while making it more accessible and welcoming for customers.
GWR17,736 views • 1 month ago
We're sorry for the impact that flooding caused by Storm Chandra is having on our customers. Following Storm Ingrid, a large sink hole has appeared between Dawlish and Teignmouth and this will need to be filled. The railway line between Exeter St Davids and Newton Abbott will therefore need to be closed between 19:00 on Wednesday 28 January and 07:00 on Thursday 29th January, to allow this work to take place. Online journey planners are being updated to reflect the changes and customers should check carefully at before they travel. For more information please visit
GWR48,171 views • 8 months ago
We are saddened to hear that Sir Kenneth Grange has passed away. A design legend, Sir Kenneth created the look of the iconic High Speed Train. We were honoured to name HST locomotive 43002 after him in 2016. He also joined us in 2019 as the last HST train left Paddington. RIP and thank you Sir Kenneth.
GWR101,929 views • 2 years ago
❗NEW STATION❕ We’re pleased to announce that Marsh Barton station will open from Tuesday 4 July! Marsh Barton will provide fast, congestion-free journeys into one of Exeter’s largest employment areas as well as Riverside Valley Park. #NewStation Teignbridge, Heart of the South West LEP, Exeter City Council, Network Rail Western, Devon County Council, Department for Transport
GWR65,499 views • 3 years ago
All aboard the Apprentice Train! To mark #NationalApprenticeshipWeek, the 1015 London Paddington to Cardiff Central service was driven, crewed, dispatched and signalled by current and former apprentices from GWR, Network Rail Western and Trafnidiaeth Cymru Trenau Transport for Wales Rail. To learn more about taking your first steps to a life-changing career in rail, head to Exeter College Apprenticeships Department for Transport #ApprenticeTrain #NAW2024
GWR50,585 views • 2 years ago
We gave customers a sweet surprise today when we whipped up the fastest pancakes in the South West! Our flipping fantastic chef, Martin, cooked up some tasty treats at 125mph to put smiles on the faces of unsuspecting travellers. How do you like yours? 🍋 🥞 🍋 🥞 🍋 🥞 🍋 🥞 🍋 🥞 🍋 🥞 🍋 #pancakes #pancakeday #shrovetuesday #lemonandsugar
GWR24,608 views • 1 year ago
👀 Sorry Spotters 👀 No, we’re not going to see underground trains replacing current trains on the mainline – but this one has done a great job acting as the testbed for proving our fast-charge battery technology⚡🚆 📄 Read our full white paper at #SustainableTransport #BatteryTrains #RailInnovation #FutureOfTransport
GWR19,480 views • 1 year ago
It was our great honour to name one of our Intercity Express Trains after Aneurin Bevan today, to celebrate 75 years of the NHS! We were joined by Aneira Thomas, the first baby born on the NHS, to pay tribute to Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan who was the minister responsible for its launch in 1948. #NHS75
GWR32,624 views • 3 years ago
🎶 Do You Hear What I Hear? 🎶 Members of Bath Abbey Girls’ Choir helped bring some festive cheer by performing on one of our trains 🎄 Customers on a Bath Spa to London Paddington service enjoyed a unique yuletide journey as the choir of 23 girls carolled their way through the carriages with some traditional Christmas songs 🎵 The girls were performing ahead of a concert in the capital and customers responded with hearty applause 👏
GWR29,343 views • 2 years ago
🚄 Charging Ahead 🚄 Our Innovation team’s year-long trial shows potential benefits of fast-charge battery trains to regional rail in the UK ⚡🚆 Cleaner and ready to replace diesel. Read our full white paper here ➡️ #SustainableTransport #BatteryTrains #RailInnovation #FutureOfTransport
GWR14,837 views • 1 year ago
