3. is obviously new, but there a are several new stations it might be ...

How many guesses was that? 

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TravelWatch SouthWest - General Meeting 21st March 2025 Taunton

1030   Welcome

1045   Keynote: Better transport is part of placemaking

1100   Ensuring we Emphasise User experience as Transport Underpins Placemaking?
Network Rail, Strategy Planning Leader, Matt Haywood, 
The Go-Ahead Group , Head of Built Environment and Infrastructure, Nick Small
Great Western Railway, Head of Regional Development, Dan Okey

1150   Integrated National Transport Strategy?
Bus Users UK, Director for England, Lydia Horbury
UWE, Graham Parkhurst
Transport Focus, Nina Howe

12:40   Lunch

1320   Just a Minute: Member Groups take the stage for 1 minute

1330   Workshop with Panel: Will the new voice “for” passengers be the new voice “of” passengers/journeys makers and communities?

1440   Summary from the Chair

1500    Close

06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47

06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47 will be started from Westbury.
It will no longer call at Salisbury and Warminster.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 2.

I’m on the 19:04 EL train from TWY (I’m going to Hayes) which left from P2 (which I was fortunate to aim for as according to RTT the previous one ran 13 minutes late and didn’t call there). This particular train is non-stopping Taplow and Burnham as indeed all EL trains are doing this evening with no advice that I’ve seen or heard so I don’t know what passengers to and from those stations are meant to do.

Maiden voyage for locomotive named after young boy



A steam locomotive, which has been restored in memory of a boy from Plymstock, has made its maiden voyage.

The 'Lord Oliver Brown' locomotive at the Plym Valley Railway made its first journey in 17 years on Sunday, on what would have been Oliver Brown's 17th birthday.

Oliver died aged 11 from Myelodysplastic Syndrome which affects only four in a million children worldwide.

Hundreds of people gathered at the station to wave the train off on its first journey.



The 1959 engine was painted in Oliver's favourite colour - hot pink - and the shades of green represent Children's Hospice South West, where he was looked after before he died.

Oliver's mum, Nicky Brown, said: "I'm so incredibly proud, it's wonderful to see everybody come together to celebrate Children's Hospice South West, who continue to take care of us as a family.  Just looking at the train epitomises Oliver, it's so bright and colourful and it just makes you smile - that's what Oliver did every day of his life.  He would be in his element today and I'm just so proud that we can wish him happy birthday in such a remarkable way," she added.

Oliver's brother Ben, who helped with the restoration of the engine, said: "It's exciting to have everyone here - it's been a big project for a long time now and hopefully we can bring awareness not just to our story, but to other families and help them out.  Oliver loved pink, he loved trains - every time he got out of the hospital the first thing he'd do would be to go to West Hoe and get on the Gus Honeybun trains.  It's amazing, such a nice atmosphere - seeing other people having fun and enjoying the train, it's a great day."



Annabel Roberts from Children's Hospice South West said the train was a fantastic way to raise awareness of the work the charity does.  "The amount of effort that has gone into this train is absolutely astonishing.  It's such a beautiful spectacle, such a beautiful thing and I think it will appeal to loads of people who will be entranced by this locomotive - it's unique."  She added: "We're so fortunate to have them [Oliver's family] as fantastic champions for our charity and the services we provide."

How would you describe that piece of hard-coded text then?

Customer Advice
We are sorry for the delay to your journey today.

Alterations to services between Reading and Slough

Due to a points failure between Reading and Slough some lines are blocked.

Train services running to and from these stations may be delayed or revised. Twyford and Maidenhead will not be served. Disruption is expected until 21:00 09/03.

Customer Advice
We are sorry for the delay to your journey today.


Can you tell me more about the incident?

Due to a points failure at Twyford, GWR services cannot call at Twyford and Maidenhead. Elizabeth line services can still call at these stations.