This year’s Cotswold Line Promotion Group charter train combines fast running on the Great Western main line with a trip through the Somerset countryside on the West Somerset Railway heritage line to the seaside resort of Minehead, The excursion on Saturday, September 23, is only the second time a CLPG charter has reached Minehead. The […]
Local Transport
Rail improvement work in the Oxford area Summer 2017
Dear All, I’m writing to advise that there will be some changes to rail services in the Oxford area this summer as Network Rail upgrade the layout of tracks south of the station. There are also some works to stations, bridge repairs and removal of now defunct signalling equipment. The works takes place between 22-30 […]
Christmas Trains 2016
Ascott-under-Wychwood residents will once again be able to leave the car at home and take a train to go shopping or enjoy a day out in the run-up to Christmas, thanks to special Saturday stops at the village’s station. Train operator Great Western Railway (GWR) has agreed to provide the extra stops in late November […]
From the Wychwoods to Weymouth
From the Wychwoods to Weymouth – CLPG’s 2016 charter train makes tracks for Dorset coast Every year the Cotswold Line Promotion Group charters an excursion train to take passengers from stations on the line between Oxford and Worcester for a day out at a special destination. This year’s excursion, on Saturday, September 24, will see a […]
First Great Western becomes Great Western Railway
See attached press release for more information. GWR launch press release April 2016