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Great Western makes preparations for ‘biggest timetable change in 43 years’

PEAK time Cardiff to London ‘flyers’taking just 102 minutes for the 131-mile journey are among the highlights of Great Western Railway’s new inter-city timetable, due to be introduced on December 15.

With all of its Class 800 Intercity Express Trains (IETs) and Class 802s now in traffic, GWR plans to take

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