GWR is only running a handful of train services today due to strike action by the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions.

A very limited service will run on the following routes:

  • London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads (some extensions to Exeter/Plymouth)
  • London Paddington to Swansea (only to Cardiff Central until midday)
  • London Paddington to Oxford
  • Reading to Didcot Parkway
  • Didcot Parkway to Oxford
  • Windsor, Marlow, Henley-on-Thames, and Greenford branch lines
  • Reading to Basingstoke
  • Gloucester to Bristol Temple Meads
  • Cardiff Central to Plymouth (via Weston-super-Mare)
  • Cardiff Central to Westbury
  • Westbury to Swindon (via Melksham)

GWR advises passengers to avoid travelling and seek alternative ways to make their journey.

Its website states: "If you are intending to travel on these routes, please only do so if absolutely necessary. Trains that are operating will be extremely busy."

 

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