Great Western Railway (train operating company)

Great Western Railway

A Pair of FGW Class 800 Intercity Express Trains passing by Swindon
Overview
Franchise(s)	InterCity Great Western 4 February 1996 – 31 March 2006 Greater Western 1 April 2006 – 31 March 2020[1]
Main region(s)	London, Thames Valley, South West England, South Wales
Other region(s)	West Midlands, South East England
Stations called at	over 270
Stations operated	197
Route km operated	2129.2
National Rail abbreviation	GW
Parent company	FirstGroup
Website	www.gwr.com
Route map

First Great Western, is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which has services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. It also runs the Night Riviera overnight train between London and Penzance.

Near the end of January 2010, First Great Western said that an £8,000,000 refresh programme to their fleet of Class 166 Turbo DMU trains would happen. In February 2021, GWR announced to purchase Class 319 “FLEX” units to replace the 158, 387, 165 and 166.

1. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/574792/december-2016-rail-franchise-schedule.pdf