I'm getting emails from many other parts of the First Great Western area, telling of woes that bear a resemblance to those in the Bristol area. And there's a number of other web site springing up to cover different lines / aspects.

Farce Great Western covers Kennet Valley services - Theale, Aldermaston, Midgham, Thatcham, Newbury, Hungerford and Bedywn from where the main passenger flow is in and our of Paddington.

A reduced number of trains.

Shorter trains.

Slower trains with more stops.

Price increases.

Re-arrangement of off peak fares to force many customer's fares up.