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As from Monday 3rd March 2008, First Great Western is making some adjustments to three of its weekday trains on the Cotswold and Malvern Line.  They are as follows:

0900 Brighton to Great Malvern:
Retimed to arrive Worcester Shrub Hill 1418, Worcester Foregate Street 1422, Malvern Link 1432 (additional stop) and Great Malvern 1436.

1151 London Paddington to Hereford:
Retimed to depart Oxford 1249, Hanborough 1259, Charlbury 1307, Kingham 1317, Moreton-in-Marsh a 1325 d 1327, Honeybourne 1339, Evesham a 1346 d 1349, Pershore 1357, Worcester Shrub Hill a 1410 d1412, Worcester Foregate Street 1414, ceases to call at Malvern Link, Great Malvern 1425,Colwall 1431, Ledbury 1439 and Hereford 1500. Other times unaltered.

1323 Hereford to London Paddington:
Retimed to depart at 1320, Ledbury 1338, Colwall 1345, Great Malvern 1350, Malvern Link 1354, Worcester Foregate Street 1405 and arrive Worcester Shrub Hill 1408. Other times unaltered.

These changes follow concerns about the time-keeping of the 1151 and its return 1519 since the introduction of High Speed Trains, which take longer to turn back at Hereford.

Attention is particularly drawn to the earlier departure from some stations to the times shown in the current timetable book and leaflet.  

Item added on 29th February 2008