21:45 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:07 will be terminated at Reading.
It will no longer call at London Paddington.
This is due to a fault on this train.

...It appears that trains are being run through the station but none calling....

Due to flooding in the Freshford area, GWR is diverting a limited number of train services between Bath Spa and Westbury via Melksham. Unfortunately, we are not able to call these trains at Melksham due to the difference between platform and train lengths.

Should have read "Braintree" - sorry ... will go back and fix database entry!

RMT^▸ (National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers) Press Office:

RMT demands withdrawal of patronising and hypocritical Hi Vis cleaning vests issued to Great Western Railway cleaners

RAIL UNION RMT today demanded the withdrawal of Hi Vis vests issued to Great Western Railway cleaners employed by Servest emblazoned with the words "GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) Cleaning Heroes" which the union says are both patronising and hypocritical as they imply that the staff are direct GWR employees and well looked after when in fact they are contracted ‎out and have to fight every inch on pay and conditions.


The letter to the company from General Secretary Mick Cash says;


?I write with regards to the above matter and to raise my grave concerns over your company?s decision to introduce High Visibility Vests with the words ?GWR Cleaning Heroes? written on the back, prior to any consultations taking place with my Union Representatives.


?The RMT believes this ?statement? is not only patronising and totally inappropriate but will also expose my members to abuse and ridicule. Therefore, I demand that the HV vests are withdrawn immediately and that your company consult with my Representatives before any replacements are sourced.


?The HV vests are personal protective equipment (PPE) and should protect staff against health and safety risks at work. Your company?s choice of wording on the back of these HV vests does not provide any safe assurances to the staff expected to wear them. Why anybody believed that this was an acceptable ?statement? to place on PPE is outrageous.


?I trust you will give this matter your urgent attention and that you will immediately withdraw the HV vests and consult with my Representatives in the hope of agreeing to a suitable alternative.?

I should imagine they are at best able to be around 30% full,

Google tells me Penzance to Aberdeen is 505 miles

Warwickshire County Council has announced a new bus service in the south of the county to link Stratford Upon Avon with Moreton in Marsh starting on 1st September 2020.

The service, operated by Bourton-on-the-Water-based Pulhams Coaches, is timed to link up with key train services between Moreton in Marsh and London and will also call at Preston on Stour, Alderminster, Newbold on Stour, Tredington, Ilmington, Shipston on Stour including the new housing developments on Campden Rd, Stretton on Fosse, Todenham and Great Wolford.

Cllr Jeff Clarke, Portfolio Holder for Transport and Planning at Warwickshire County Council said:

We want all communities in Warwickshire to have excellent transport and infrastructure so we are really pleased that residents living between Stratford-upon-Avon and Moreton in Marsh will have greatly improved connectivity with the new bus service.

The bus service will also improve connectivity to London which is a fantastic step forward for many of the more rural areas in Warwickshire.”

Full details of the timetable can be found on www.warwickshire.gov.uk/buses and please visit www.pulhamscoaches.com or call 01451 820369 for further details on fares and their Smartcard. Please also follow them and Warwickshire County Council’s Bus Team on Facebook and Twitter at @pulhamscoaches and @WCCBusServices respectively.

21:45 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:03 will be terminated at Reading.
It will no longer call at London Paddington.
It will be delayed at Chippenham and is expected to be 168 minutes late.
This is due to a fault on this train.