[OTD] 1st April 2006 - Greater Western Franchise takes over our trains
Twenty years ago today, Wessex Trains, Thames Trains and Great Western were combined into a single franchise, run by First, that operated most of the passenger trains in the Thames Valley west from London, Wessex, the Cotswolds,and the South West, with incursions into South Wales.
What do you consider the key events of the last 20 years? Was the change a success? What will the next 20 years bring?
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