Services
Great Western Trains operated InterCity services from London Paddington to the Cotswolds, West of England, South West England and South Wales and an overnight sleeper service from London Paddington to Penzance.
Soon after privatisation, Great Western pioneered the mobile phone-free quiet carriage, as well as a dedicated family carriage at weekends and holiday periods.
A franchise commitment was to reintroduce a Motorail service to carry passengers' cars between London and south west England which was eventually introduced after the sale of the company to FirstGroup.
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