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As we now move into autumn, thoughts turn to the many thousands of birds which will overwinter on the River Exe. An excellent way to experience the wealth of wildlife in our area at this time of year is to … Continue reading →

ALRGU is delighted to announce that a next train indicator (NTI) has been installed at Polsloe Bridge. It was funded by ALRUG from GWR’s Customer and Communities Improvement Fund (CCIF) and the Designated Community Rail Development Fund (DCRD). Train indicators … Continue reading →

The new summer timetable comes in force on Sunday 19th May 2019 and runs until 14th December. A copy of the timetable for the Avocet Line can be found here. For all GWR timetables visit the Plan Your Journey section … Continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that Newcourt Station has been awarded “Outstanding” in the Britain in Bloom (Your Neighbourhood Award) for the second year in succession. Many congratulations to Trevor Parker for all his hard work in creating the award … Continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that ALRUG won a third place award at the Community Rail Awards 2018, organised by the Association of Community Rail Partnerships, for the new solar powered poster cases installed at St James’ Park, Exton and … Continue reading →

Network Rail will be laying extra tracks between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway and the line will be closed from Saturday 27th October to Sunday 18th November inclusive. Replacement buses will run between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway … Continue reading →

In line with the General Data Protection regulations, which came into force on 25th May, ALRUG has produced a Privacy Policy. You can view the policy here.

Please note that timetables change on Sunday 20th May 2018. The timetable for the Avocet Line can be found here. For all other GWR timetables click here For information about train times on all other routes please visit the National … Continue reading →

The railway line between Reading and Newbury will be closed on various weekdays over the coming months while Network Rail upgrades the line. This may affect travel between Exeter and London Paddington as services are diverted. For further information about … Continue reading →

A number of events are taking place to commemorate the closure of the railway between Okehampton and Bere Alston and information about two of them is set out below. For more information visit the Tavistock Heritage Trust website Tavistock Railway … Continue reading →