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Witney and West Oxfordshire MP, Robert Courts recently arranged a meeting with the Rail Minister to discuss the North Cotswold Line Taskforce and how we can bring the North Cotswold line up to its full potential. Robert strongly believes it is vital we make use of the rail infrastructure we already have by pushing for […]

Great Western Railway’s innovative FastCharge battery trial has achieved another significant step – just days after laying claim to a battery train UK distance record without recharging. The train demonstrated its capability on the Cotswold Line by travelling a UK record of 86 miles (138km) on battery power alone and without recharging. The Class 230 […]

The Cotswold Line Promotion Group and Vale Public Transport Group are holding a Film Evening at Pershore Library on Thursday, February 29,  at 7pm, entitled Steam through the Vale & Cotswolds, presented by film archivist Michael Clemens, featuring films shot by his late father Jim in the last years of mainline steam operation on British Railways. All welcome. Tickets […]

Great Western Railway has named an Intercity Express Train after two Great Westerners who did so much for the North Cotswold railway route and the national rail system – Oliver Lovell and Sir Peter Parker. Intercity Express Train 800028 was named in a ceremony at London Paddington on Thursday 30 November. ‘Great Westerners’ recognises past […]

Worcestershire-based Nomad Coffee Company is operating from the front of the station by the entrance, Monday to Friday between 7am and around 12pm. Hot and cold drinks are on offer to people passing through or visiting the station, as well as snacks like cakes, cereal bars and porridge. Andy Maginnis, Strategic Programme Manager at Worcestershire […]

More than 540,000 journeys have been made from Worcestershire Parkway Railway Station in the space of 12 months – exceeding all expectations. Parkway opened in February 2020 and is already performing way ahead of schedule. In total, 544,270 journeys were made from the station between April 2022 and March 2023 – the kind of volume […]

Former CLPG chairman John Ellis was taken completely by surprise when he was asked to unveil his own name on a GB Railfreight locomotive. John’s family, former colleagues from his railway career and CLPG committee members had been sworn to secrecy about the ceremony organised by Great Western Railway at Moreton-in-Marsh station on Saturday, July […]

A new bicycle ‘hub’ has been built at Moreton-in-Marsh station, with space for 84 bikes. It will provide covered storage for the Bainton Bikes hire cycles that are available at the station, along with bikes belonging to rail passengers and people visiting the town. The project is linked to the development of a new integrated transport hub […]

Direct services to London Paddington are back for Worcestershire and Oxfordshire after major project to replace 160-year-old viaduct support completes ahead of schedule Engineers have worked around the clock to safely reopen Nuneham Viaduct, in Oxfordshire, a day early, on Friday 9 June, following an intensive ten-week programme of work. The railway between Didcot and Oxford was […]

We need your support to help Evesham be crowned the best-loved station in the World Cup of Stations 2023 TV presenter Tim Dunn chose Evesham among 48 stations from across Britain and they will compete in a series of online public votes. You can take part via #WorldCupofStations or @RailDeliveryGrp on twitter or vote online […]