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Paddington. The London terminus of the Great Western Mainline.

Such a busy and always packed station full of day trippers, commuters and international arrivals/departures. GWR, Heathrow Express and the Elizabeth Line all sharing the same platforms and signalling.

Here we see one of GWRs IETs sat being readied for their outbound services. One of which would work my London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa service taking two hours from start to finish.