Passenger Franchise Information
First Great Western
Franchise Start Date: 1st April 2006
Franchise End Date: 31st March 2016
Passenger Journeys, 2006 - 07: 76.3 million
Passenger kilometres, 2006 - 07: 4,736.4 million
Train kilometres, 2006 - 07: 44.8 million
Franchise Start Date: 1st April 2006
Franchise End Date: 31st March 2016
Passenger Journeys, 2006 - 07: 76.3 million
Passenger kilometres, 2006 - 07: 4,736.4 million
Train kilometres, 2006 - 07: 44.8 million
Principal Routes
Inter-City services from London Paddington to:
Services from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour and Brighton, via Newport, Bristol Temple Meads, Bath Spa, Trowbridge, Westbury, Warminster, Salisbury and Southampton Central. Also services from Swindon to Southampton Central via Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge and Salisbury.
Services from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth, via Bath Spa, Trowbridge, Westbury, Frome, Castle Cary, Yeovil Pen Mill, Maiden Newton and Dorchester West.
Local services in the Bristol area, including those to Weston-super-Mare and Taunton, Severn Beach and Gloucester via Bristol Parkway.
The First Great Western franchise was formed on 1st April 2006 from the merger of First Great Western, First Great Western Link (previously Thames Trains) and Wessex Trains. The passenger journey, passenger kilometre and train kilometre information below is therefore the combined total of those three franchises for the year 2005-06.
- Swansea, via Reading, Swindon, Bristol Parkway, Newport and Cardiff
- Bristol Temple Meads, via Reading, Didcot Parkway, Swindon, Chippenham and Bath Spa (some trains are extended to Weston-super-Mare and Taunton)
- Penzance, via Reading, Newbury, Westbury, Taunton, Tiverton Parkway, Exeter St Davids, Newton Abbott, Plymouth, Truro and St Austell
- Paignton and Newquay
- Oxford and Banbury, via Slough, Reading and Didcot Parkway
- Hereford, via Oxford, Evesham, Worcester (Shrub Hill and Foregate Street stations) and Great Malvern
- Cheltenham, via Reading, Didcot Parkway, Swindon and Gloucester
- London Paddington, Slough and Reading
- Ealing Broadway and Greenford
- Slough and Windsor & Eton Central
- Maidenhead and Marlow (via Bourne End)
- Twyford and Henley-on-Thames
- London Paddington and Bedwyn
- Oxford and Bicester Town
- Reading and Basingstoke
- Reading and Gatwick Airport
Services from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour and Brighton, via Newport, Bristol Temple Meads, Bath Spa, Trowbridge, Westbury, Warminster, Salisbury and Southampton Central. Also services from Swindon to Southampton Central via Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge and Salisbury.
Services from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth, via Bath Spa, Trowbridge, Westbury, Frome, Castle Cary, Yeovil Pen Mill, Maiden Newton and Dorchester West.
Local services in the Bristol area, including those to Weston-super-Mare and Taunton, Severn Beach and Gloucester via Bristol Parkway.
The First Great Western franchise was formed on 1st April 2006 from the merger of First Great Western, First Great Western Link (previously Thames Trains) and Wessex Trains. The passenger journey, passenger kilometre and train kilometre information below is therefore the combined total of those three franchises for the year 2005-06.
Overview
The First Great Western franchise was formed on 1st April 2006 from the merger of First Great Western, First Great Western Link (formerly Thames Trains) and Wessex Trains (a National Express franchise).
