New timetable means extra evening train

A new timetable across the whole of the national rail network means that with effect from Monday 15 December, there will be an additional evening train departing Temple Meads to Avonmouth at 18.48, removing a large gap in the early evening... [more]

Take a break this summer for just £10!

This summer, anyone who holds a monthly or longer season ticket sold by First Great Western, including all those issued for the Severn Beach Line, can purchase a day return ticket for just £10... [more]

Free travel offer extended

Following disruption and cancellations on the Sunday service provided last Sunday (8 June), First Great Western has extended the Free Travel Sunday offer which ran the first two Sundays in June, for one more Sunday, the 15th June 2008... [more]

Free travel on Sunday

As part of the launch for the improved service on the Severn Beach Line, passengers can travel free of charge on the Severn Beach Line between Avonmouth and Temple Meads on Sunday 1 and Sunday 8 June 2008 upon presentation of a special voucher... [more]

Improved service from 18 May

An improved service on the Severn Beach line, including regular trains on Sunday for the first time in nearly 20 years, began on Sunday 18 May. Every weekday and Saturday, during the daytime, there are three trains every two hours between Avonmouth and Temple Meads... [more]