Thanks for you response, Grahame! I guess it should be no surprise that there's little certainty about anything, but it's good to know at least what the plan were.

We're quite familiar with the existing intercity services (we have family in Devon and West Wales, making trips on them quite common), so I know that they're comfortable enough to contemplate spending 2 hours a day on them, and that you could get some work done with a small laptop. I'm not familiar with the stopping trains that currently go to Bedwyn; do you know if those are trains you could work at a laptop on? And is there any information at all on what the replacements will be like in future?

Hi there,

My wife and I are considering relocating from London to somewhere in the area around Hungerford, Bedwyn or Pewsey. We both work in London so would plan on commuting on a daily basis. We've had a good look at the current services between Pewsey, Hungerford and other stations on that line and it seems that it's quite doable. However, before committing to anything, I figured it would be sensible to check if there is any potential for changes to the service in future.

I found a few articles suggesting that electrification of the line as far a Newbury might mean far fewer direct services to Paddington from stations west of there, or possible none at all from some, and also questions about the future of Pewsey. For example:
- http://www.marlboroughnewsonline.co.uk/news/all-the-news/3158-government-consultation-on-future-of-bedwyn-train-services-give-your-views-by-thursday
- https://www.transitionmarlborough.org/blogpost194-Direct-services-between-Bedwyn-and-London-to-be-cut-by-May-2017
- http://pewsey.ourcommunitymatters.org.uk/news/threat-to-pewsey-train-services/
- http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/9940656.End_of_the_line_for_Pewsey_/

Some of that information is quite old, however, and none if it seems very definite. Is there any firm information about what the future holds here? Obviously, if there's not going to be a decent direct service to Paddington in future, it may well affect our plans!

Thanks!