THE largest fleet upgrade in a generation is being promised by rail operator FirstGroup as it won the right to continue operating the First Great Western (FGW) franchise until 2019.
Additional and more frequent services using faster trains with free Wi-Fi will cut journey times from London to Oxford, Bristol, South Wales, Devon, and Cornwall.
Key commuter routes, including Bristol, Exeter, Oxford and Gatwick, will see increased capacity in addition to 16% more peak time seats into and out of London Paddington station.
Approximately three million additional seats a year are to be added to the network by 2018.
The rail operator is to introduce Hitachi's Intercity Express trains between London, Bristol, South Wales, and the Cotswolds from summer 2017.
A £50 million investment is planned to improve stations and car parks, introducing 2,000 more car parking spaces.
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