Description of lineDouble track from Reading via Newbury, Pewsey, Westbury, Taunton, Exeter and Newton Abbot to Plymouth. Mostly double track onwards from there to St. Austell, Truro and Penzance but with some short single line sections such as the Saltash bridge.
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Hourly, London to Plymouth. Many trains continue beyond. Some additional semifast trains from London to Taunton / Exeter. Also Virgin Cross Country services from Birmingham and beyond westwards from Taunton.
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Recent discussions:
Link to ... SWT London-Plymouth Service Turned Round At Exeter (01/07/2008)
Link to ... Turbo Substitution/Short Working (01/07/2008)
Link to ... No Alternative To Dawlish Route "For Another 50 Years"
Link to ... Part DMU Substitution? (28/06/2008)
Link to ... Interesting Revision (25/06/2008)
Link to ... TGV-style train could transform West
Link to ... Bristol - Plymouth Service
Link to ... Westbury Station Pictures
Link to ... Penzance to London sleeper relaunched
Link to .. Busy Exeter-London Trains/Additional Services Due To Play Off Final (18/05/2008)
Link to .. Derailed Train Between Newbury And Westbury (13/05/2008)
Link to .. London-West Timetable
Link to .. Golden Hind Starts From Exeter St Davids (06/05/2008)
Link to .. MP's Say FGW Failing Paddington-Penzance Passengers
Link to .. Summer holiday Travel on FGW
Link to .. Class 57/6's
Link to .. 1C91 1705 London Paddington to Penzance via Newbury Racecourse...
Link to .. Plymouth accident: person vs. train
Link to .. Paddington - Penzance sleeper
Link to .. An Unusually Large Passenger Flow (14/03/2008)
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