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The railway line between Reading and Newbury will be closed on various weekdays over the coming months while Network Rail upgrades the line. This may affect travel between Exeter and London Paddington as services are diverted. For further information about … Continue reading →

A number of events are taking place to commemorate the closure of the railway between Okehampton and Bere Alston and information about two of them is set out below. For more information visit the Tavistock Heritage Trust website Tavistock Railway … Continue reading →

We are delighted to report that Newcourt Station was awarded a Level 5 – Outstanding from Britain in Bloom.  Congratulations to Tony Parker for this recognition of his hard work.

Changes to GWR timetables came into effect on 1st January 2018. The Avocet Line timetable is available here and downloadable timetables for the rest of the GWR network here. For the first time for a number of years the Avocet … Continue reading →

The Department for Transport has launched a consultation seeking views on the future of the Great Western franchise. A copy of the consultation document can be found here. In particular the consultation asks questions about how services can be improved, … Continue reading →

Although the major engineering work planned for Christmas and New Year is now complete, there are still engineering works planned over the next few months. So please check here for updates.

ALRUG celebrated the 10th anniversary of its founding at the Annual General Meeting on Monday 16th October 2017. Members gather for the AGM (photo – Christine Chittock) 55 members attended the meeting at the Globe Hotel in Topsham. President, Tony … Continue reading →

It is now the time of year when many winter migrants are arriving in our area. Why not use the train to visit local wildlife centres? For more information about what to see and where to see it, including links … Continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that the Seize the Sunday Marketing campaign, which was launched to promote the new half hourly Sunday service on the Avocet Line in 2016 was judged Best Marketing Campaign at the National Community Rail Awards. … Continue reading →

Saturday 19th August was the final day of operations for SouthWest Trains (SWT). As from Sunday 20th August services will be operated by the new franchisee, South Western Railway.  A farewell supplement has been produced by SWT which can be … Continue reading →