First Great Western - an Introduction to some issues

First Great Western operate almost all the train services in a wedge out from London's Paddington station to the west - all the way to Weymouth, Penzance, Swansea and Hereford .... and, yes, that includes Reading, Oxford, Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Newport, Worcester and Cardiff to name but a few.

FGW haven't had the greatest of presses ... and here are some of the issues

An Adelante - their newest train, is to be withdrawn in early 2008
An Adelante - their newest train, is to be withdrawn in early 2008


Services are often late, or don't stop where they need to
Services are often late, or don't stop where they need to


The timetable has been slashed - no trains available when thsi picture was taken
The timetable has been slashed - no trains available when thsi picture was taken


Remaining trains are often overcrowded and late
Remaining trains are often overcrowded and late


Add to this the very complex and often expensive fare system, difficulties in getting information, delays and cancellations, threatening notices concerning penalty fares when the ticket machine is inoperable and you'll see a list of some of the things that are th elot of the train user in FGW territory.

And First tell us they're transforming travel, but perhaps not in the way they should be doing
And First tell us they're transforming travel, but perhaps not in the way they should be doing


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N.B. - This site is owned and run by a customer of First Great Western and is not an official site of the company. If you are looking for First Great Western's web site please go to http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk. If you want to know more about this site, go here.

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