Great Western Railway and TFL Rail Trains at Twyford on March 11th 2020

At the time this was my 3rd visit to Twyford on the Great Western Main Line since my previous visit was on July 6th 2019 however this time alongside Great Western Railway also featuring services by TFL Rail and also not forgetting services from the Henley Branch Line or referred to as the regatta line from Henley-on-Thames.

The former Great Western Main Line opened as far as Twyford on July 1st 1839 although was a temporary terminus for under 9 months before it was extended to Reading on March 30th 1840.

Today's station layout with canopy dates from 1846 although a few alterations have been made in recent years during the electrification of the great western main line from Airport Junction which is between Hayes & Harlington and West Drayton to Newbury & Cardiff Central which was finally completed fully on June 5th 2020 nearly 3 months after filming.

Step free access with Lifts and the footbridge being heightened for the electric wires dates from 2009 although electric services didn’t start until January 2018.

The Henley Branch opened in 1857 between Twyford and Henley-on-Thames although originally with Shiplake being the intermediate stop however today the first stop on the branch is Wargrave opened in 1900.

The Regatta Line from Henley-on-Thames with most services terminating on Platform 5 although trains access the branch for stock movement via Platform 4 with certain stock maintained at Reading Traincare Depot.

However like the other two Thames Branches from Maidenhead to Marlow and Slough to Windsor & Eton Central only 1 train is allowed onto Branch at a time.

The frequency is 1 train every 30 minutes shuttling back and forth to and from Henley-on-Thames. Although a passing loop existed at Shiplake however was removed by British Rail in 1970 and since 1992 services on the Thames Branches have been provided by Class 165s and 166s respectively.

In 2009 there were plans to electrify the Thames Branches however in November 2016 due to the difficulties and rising costs it was scaled back without any revised date.

Platforms 3 and 4 are served by Reading all stopping services which since December 2019 are provided by TFL Rail with trains alternating every 15 minutes with Class 387s semi fast stopping services to Didcot Parkway.

Platforms 1 and 2 nowadays are passing platforms used by Class 800 and 802 IETs although the fast platforms can be used during engineering works if the slow lines are closed.

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Filmed on Wednesday March 11th 2020 on iPhone 11 and edited in July 2020 on iMovie