FleetWatch for Great Western Railway
Live Great Western Railway departures, and an alarm before your stop.
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Great Western Railway runs the main line from London Paddington through Reading, Swindon, Bath and Bristol to South Wales and the West Country as far as Penzance. It also runs the Thames Valley branches and the line through Oxford.
FleetWatch is an Android app for people who take the same trains most days. It shows live departures for any station in the UK, so Great Western Railway trains sit alongside everyone else’s, and it plans the whole trip door to door. It doesn’t sell tickets. It’s for everything that happens after you’ve got one.
Where Great Western Railway trains run
Main stations on the network:
- London Paddington: onward on the Bakerloo, Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines.
- Reading
- Oxford
- Swindon
- Bath Spa
- Bristol Temple Meads
- Cardiff Central
- Exeter St Davids
- Plymouth
- Penzance
What FleetWatch does on Great Western Railway services
On a long line like this, the useful moments are at the stations in the middle: checking the platform for a change at Reading or Bristol Temple Meads, and seeing whether the train you are waiting for is actually moving before you board it.
- Live departure boards with platforms, delays and the reason behind them in plain English.
- Door-to-door journeys with a change included, so a two-leg trip reads as one journey rather than two searches, even where the second train is another company’s.
- Board and track. Tell FleetWatch you’re on the train and it follows the service from the live timetable, then sounds an alarm with a vibration before your stop.
- Journey alerts for the trains you watch: a notification when one is cancelled, late or changes platform, even with the app closed.
- Smart Routes suggest a way round a problem on your usual line. Tube connections come from Transport for London, so they exist in London only.
For long journeys, FleetWatch shows the coach layout and how full each coach is where the train company shares it, so you can stand where the space is.
Delay Repay on Great Western Railway
Delay Repay is run by each train company, so the rules and the claim form are on Great Western Railway’s own site: Great Western Railway Delay Repay. FleetWatch checks your arrival against the operator’s rules, tells you when a journey qualifies, prepares the details and reminds you before the deadline. The claim itself is yours to send.
Common questions
Does FleetWatch work on Great Western Railway trains?
Yes. The live board works for any station in the UK, so Great Western Railway trains appear on it like any other. FleetWatch plans journeys door to door, tracks the train you are on and sounds an alarm before your stop.
Is FleetWatch made by Great Western Railway?
No. FleetWatch is an independent Android app from The Unknown Dev Ltd. It isn’t affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Great Western Railway. Live information comes from National Rail.
Does it cost anything?
It’s free to install. What stays free and what is in the paid plan is set out on the FleetWatch page.
Using a different train company? See them all, or read what FleetWatch does in full.