The Cotswold Line saw the first-ever use of a nine-coach InterCity Express Train (IET) in passenger service on Wednesday, June 13, when 800304 worked the 14.21 from London Paddington to Worcester and 17.25 return service. Continue reading
GWR has released details of major alterations to Cotswold Line train services in July, when Network Rail commissions new signals around Oxford and completes track alterations to increase capacity. The project will start on Saturday, July 1, and continue until Sunday, July 29, with various sections of the line shut between Moreton-in-Marsh, Hanborough, Oxford and Didcot at different stages. Continue reading
The 40th Annual General Meeting of the Cotswold Line Promotion Group heard that there had been welcome signs of improvements in the reliability and punctuality of services on the route after several months of cancellations and delays to trains. Continue reading
What are thought to be the first journeys made by a nine-coach InterCity Express Train along the Cotswold Line took place on Monday, May 14, when GWR IET 800032 worked a test train both ways between Oxford and Worcester. Continue reading
