Temporary timetable changes will affect a small number of train services between Monday 7 September and Saturday 12 December 2026.
We are temporarily making some changes to a small number of train services operating in Devon and Cornwall because of reliability issues with some of our trains.
Five weekday services and a smaller number of Saturday services will be cancelled from Monday 7 September until Saturday 12 December 2026. To help customers affected by these cancellations we have made some small alterations to other train services.
Details of the services changes are as follows.
Monday to Friday changes until 11 December 2026
The following services will not run:
- 07:43 Penzance to Exeter St Davids
- 11:27 Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- 13:39 Plymouth to Penzance
- 14:50 Penzance to Plymouth
- 15:52 Penzance to Plymouth
The following services will be revised as shown:
- 06:18 Par to Plymouth will start from Liskeard
- 08:15 Penzance to London Paddington will depart earlier at 08:12 and call additionally at Hayle, Lostwithiel and Ivybridge
- 10:03 London Paddington to Penzance will call additionally at Lostwithiel and Hayle
- 14:42 Plymouth to Penzance will call additionally at Menheniot
- 16:15 Penzance to London Paddington will depart earlier at 16:13 and call additionally at Hayle and Lostwithiel
Saturday changes on 12 September 2026 only
The following services will not run:
- 08:50 Penzance to Exeter St Davids
- 12:19 Exeter St Davids to Penzance
- 15:50 Penzance to Plymouth
The following services will be revised as shown:
- 08:00 Exeter St Davids to Penzance will start from Plymouth
- 09:11 London Paddington to Penzance will call additionally at Ivybridge
- 09:50 Penzance to Plymouth will call additionally at Menheniot
- 10:02 London Paddington to Penzance will call additionally at Lostwithiel and Hayle
- 1103 London Paddington to Penzance will call additionally at Ivybridge
Saturday changes from 19 September until 12 December 2026
The following services will not run:
- 12:42 Plymouth to Penzance
- 15:15 Penzance to Plymouth
The following services will be revised as shown:
- 10:02 London Paddington to Penzance will call additionally at Lostwithiel and Hayle
- 15:50 Penzance to Plymouth will call additionally at Menheniot
Journey planner information
Online journey planners will be updated on a weekly basis, which may mean cancelled services continue to show as running. Please check before you travel closer to the time of departure.
We apologise for this temporary reduction in the timetable. We have made this decision because some of our Class 175 trains are not providing the reliability we need to operate the full timetable.
By reducing the timetable we are able to provide a greater certainty for customers and help protect the reliability of the wider timetable.
This temporary reduction will allow us to improve the reliability of this train fleet and, working with our industry partners, have put in place a dedicated team to ensure this can be done as quickly as possible.
Since their introduction in our May timetable, issues with Class 175 trains have accounted for nearly 15% of delay minutes and nearly 14% of cancellations across the GWR network.
In total, 26 Class 175 trains, which were previously in service with Transport for Wales, are being introduced and will lead to increases in capacity and improve resilience across our regional train fleets when fully operational.
Unfortunately, the 15 trains transferred to GWR so far have required more recommissioning work than expected after a prolonged period out of service. Since entering passenger service, they have also experienced technical issues associated with long-term storage which require further targeted attention.