Great Western Railway (Train Operating Company) - Great Western Railway Current Fleet - O

Great Western Railway (Train Operating Company) - O

Great Western Railway Current Fleet

Commuter, Regional and Branch Line

Sprinter Class 150/2 DMU

Exmouth – Paignton

Exeter Central – Okehampton

Plymouth – Gunnislake

Liskeard – Looe

Par – Newquay

Truro – Falmouth Docks

St Erth – St Ives

1986–1987

Class 158 Express Sprinter

Exmouth – Paignton

Cardiff Central – Portsmouth Harbour

Cardiff Central – Penzance

Exeter Central - Barnstaple

Bristol Temple Meads – Weymouth

1989–1992

Networker Class 165 Networker Turbo

Reading – Redhill or Gatwick Airport

Reading – Basingstoke

Reading or Didcot Parkway – Oxford or Banbury

Twyford – Henley-on-Thames

Maidenhead – Marlow

Slough – Windsor & Eton Central

West Ealing – Greenford

Bristol Temple Meads – Avonmouth or Severn Beach

Great Malvern – Bristol Temple Meads – Salisbury or Weymouth

Swindon – Gloucester or Weymouth

Cardiff Central – Portsmouth Harbour

Exmouth - Paignton

Newbury - Bedwyn

1992

Class 166 Networker Turbo

Bristol Temple Meads – Avonmouth or Severn Beach

Bristol Parkway – Weston-super-Mare

Cardiff Central – Taunton

Swindon – Westbury

Great Malvern – Bristol Temple Meads – Southampton Central or Weymouth

Cardiff Central – Portsmouth Harbour

Barnstaple – St James Park (Weekends only)

Exmouth - Paignton

1992–1993

Electrostar Class 387 EMU

London Paddington or Reading – Didcot Parkway, Newbury, Bristol Parkway or Swindon

London Paddington – Cardiff Central 2016–2017

Class 255 Castle Class 43 HST Diesel locomotive

Cardiff Central - Bristol Temple Meads – Taunton – Exeter St Davids – Plymouth – Penzance

1975–1982

Mark 3 Passenger coach

Great Western Railway Inter-City

Hitachi AT300 Class 800 IET BMU

London Paddington

– Oxford, Bedwyn, Worcester Shrub Hill, Great Malvern, Hereford

– Cardiff Central, Swansea, Carmarthen

– Bristol Temple Meads, Weston-super-Mare

– Cheltenham Spa, Taunton, Paignton

2014–2018

Class 802 IET

London Paddington

– Exeter St Davids, Paignton, Plymouth, Penzance

– Oxford, Bedwyn, Worcester Shrub Hill, Great Malvern, Hereford

2017–2018

Great Western Railway Sleeper

Night Riviera Class 57 Diesel locomotive

2 Night Riviera sets for London Paddington – Penzance sleeper service

1964–1967 (Rebuild: 1998–2004)

Mark 3 Passenger coach

1975–1988

Great Western Railway Shunting Locomotives

Class 08 Shunting locomotive

Stock movements in depots 1952–1962

^ Locomotive-hauled Mark 3 coaches are generally formed of 7–9 coaches for the Night Riviera. They are hauled by a single Class 57.

Great Western Railway Overview

Great Western Railway Franchise(s):

InterCity Great Western 4 February 1996 – 31 March 2006

Greater Western 1 April 2006 – 25 June 2028

Main Region(s): Greater London, South East England, South West England, Wales

Great Western Railway Other Region(s): East MidlandsWest Midlands

Great Western Railway Fleet Size:

12 Class 43 HST Castle sets

5 Class 57 diesel locomotives for 2 Night Riviera sleeper sets

19 Class 150 Sprinter units

18 Class 158 Express Sprinter units

36 Class 165 Networker Turbo units

21 Class 166 Networker Turbo units

30 Class 387 Electrostar units

57 Class 800 IET units

36 Class 802 IET units

Great Western Railway Stations Called At: over 270

Great Western Railway Stations Operated: 198

Great Western Railway Parent Company: FirstGroup

Reporting Mark: GW

Great Western Railway Predecessor:

First Great Western Link

Wessex Trains

Great Western Railway Technical Track Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Great Western Railway Electrification:

25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE

Great Western Railway Length: 1,323.0 mi (2,129.2 km)

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