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Travelling with GWR at Christmas From Sunday 15 December 2019 the times of trains will be changing, we’ll be running more services on key routes and many journey times will be faster.
To find out more please visit our New Timetable page.
To help support these improvements, Network Rail will be carrying out several projects this Christmas, so we need to make some changes to the way you travel with us over the Christmas period.
What’s happening? Tuesday 24 to Friday 27 December* track renewal and replacement overhead wiring in the Southall area trains will be unable to run between London Paddington and Slough/Reading Saturday 28 to Tuesday 31 December track renewal between London Paddington and Reading reduced train service between London Paddington and Slough/Reading Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December track renewal in the Newport area and overhead wiring at Cardiff Central coaches replace trains between Bristol Parkway, Newport, Cardiff Central and Bridgend Friday 27 to Tuesday 31 December bridge strengthening at Guildford coaches replace trains between North Camp, Guildford, Redhill and Gatwick Airport Friday 27 December bridge strengthening in the Salisbury area coaches replace trains between Southampton Central and Warminster * GWR will not run any train services on Wednesday 25 or Thursday 26 December
Our travel advice If you’re planning to get away for Christmas, we recommend doing so by Monday 23 December.
This is before the rail improvement work starts, so there will be more trains running and your journey won’t be affected by diverted services, additional changes or replacement buses.
Coventry City say they intend to leave the Ricoh Arena at the end of the season, having been unable to agree a new deal with landlords Wasps.
The Sky Blues are now weighing up two other groundshare options.
But City, who spent a season playing 'home' games at Northampton in 2013-14, are yet to satisfy the English Football League Board over next season's plans.
An extraordinary general meeting on 25 April has been convened, with expulsion from the league still possible.
The League One club had been warned that a meeting would be called, if they did not have concrete plans by 2 April as to where they would be playing their home games next season.
A statement issued by the EFL on Thursday said: "The EFL board is still to receive a definitive application from Coventry City in respect to where the club plans to stage its home matches in the 2019-20 season.
"The club continues to work with a number of relevant parties, as they attempt to seek a solution that satisfies the EFL.
"An EGM of clubs has been convened to consider their expulsion from the league on 25 April if they are unable to satisfy the EFL board.
"The EFL understands that it is the club's preference to extend their stay at the Ricoh Arena for future seasons and this would meet the EFL's ultimate objective of ensuring they continue to play in the city of Coventry on a long-term basis. "
Groundshare plans progressing City subsequently put out their own statement, stating that, although they would prefer to stay in the city, they are moving ahead with with plans to play elsewhere.
The statement said: "The football club have confirmed to the EFL that it is close to the head of terms stage with two groundshare options.
"Coventry City will now progress to working on finalising terms with the clubs and stadiums involved.
"While it remains our number one priority to stay, we can confirm that unfortunately the Ricoh Arena is not one of the venues above."
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire reported last week that the club's owners, Sisu, have identified the site of the former Woodlands School in the west of the city, which closed in July 2016, as a location for building a new stadium.
But the club needs somewhere to play on an interim basis.
The club statement added: "At this stage, Wasps continue to choose not to enter into talks with the football club, while our owners Sisu continue legal action with Coventry City Council.
"Regrettably, we therefore have had to make alternative plans to the Ricoh Arena, the stadium that was built for us, to ensure our place in the EFL next season.
"It is not an easy situation, and we apologise to supporters that it has reached this stage and for the heartache which has been caused.
"Coventry City FC and its management team cannot affect the stances of Coventry City Council, Wasps or of our owners in this situation.
"What we can do is put in plans to ensure this football club continues to survive despite the impasse that exists."
Don't think anyone has started one, Toughest game in awhile, not expecting a lot, However a win tomorrow and we really need to start believing the play offs and promotion is a real thing.
Head says 2-1 Blades - Billy Sharp to score (doubt Conner will even get on the pitch, hope he does play though)
For those who are interested BFG is 50/1 first goal scorer and Freeman is 16/1
Sheffield United could give striker Gary Madine his debut, while fellow loan signing Kieran Dowell is in line to make his league bow for the Blades.
Chris Wilder is likely to recall Billy Sharp and John Egan, who were rested for their FA Cup loss to Barnet.
QPR are without Massimo Luongo - who is on duty with Australia - while Angel Rangel and Tomer Hemed remain out.
Steve McClaren could stick with some of the squad players who impressed in their FA Cup victory against Leeds.
Match facts Sheffield United are looking to win three straight league games over QPR for the first time since April 2005.
After emerging victorious at Bramall Lane just twice in their first 18 league visits, Queens Park Rangers have won on two of their last six such trips (D1 L3).
Sheffield United have not won three successive Championship matches at home since March 2018, a run which included a 2-1 victory over QPR.
QPR have won 16 points in 13 away games this season - one more than they registered in the whole of 2017-18 (15 in 23).
QPR striker Nahki Wells scored a brace in his only other league appearance against Sheffield United, netting both goals in a 2-0 victory for Bradford back in August 2013.
No player has scored more headed goals in the Championship this season than Sheffield United striker Billy Sharp (five - alongside Tammy Abraham).
Potentially two home games canceled and moved to midweek due to the Cup, especially as one of them is Leeds and they are bound to make the 4th round at least
I don't think I would mind too much as it could work in our favour having Mass, Cameron, Hemed and Rangel back.
Anyway
Saturday 5th January - West Brom v Wigan 12.30 - West brom win game on 26th off
Sunday 6th January - QPR V leeds 14.00 - Either team win and then win 4th round game on 26th January then the game on 16th February is off.
Crewe's players will reimburse the cost of the tickets purchased by the 153 fans who travelled to Tuesday's 6-0 defeat at Colchester United, says boss David Artell.
Crewe trailed 2-0 inside eight minutes and unbeaten Colchester went on to dominate the League Two game.
"The players will put their hands in their pockets, without a shadow of a doubt, because the fans deserve credit for coming all of this way and they don't deserve that," Artell told BBC Radio Stoke.
Artell's side won their opening game of the season 6-0 at home to Morecambe on 4 August.
Tuesday's loss left them with four points from their first four games.
I am surprised the Club did not offer something like this after West Brom, even more surprised the fans did not call for it, mind you knowing our situation most fans would have not taken it.
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