There's a great sense of pride. Standards are very high. It feels good to achieve them. John - Technician. Be prepared to work hard, be flexible. But also you're never on your own.

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What we do

One and a half million passengers travel with us every week on 9,000 services, calling at 276 stations. And we’re the only UK train company to operate high speed services, commuter, regional and sleeper services.

Our services stretch from London in the east to Brighton in the south, Carmarthen and Penzance in the west, to Hereford and Worcester in the north. Our High Speed services link South Wales, the Cotswolds and the South West with London.

We provide fast and frequent commuter services for the M4 corridor, the Thames Valley and Newbury and Oxford. In the South West, we provide local commuter and leisure services, and longer distance routes from Cardiff to Portsmouth. We operate direct to Gatwick and Heathrow Airports.

It’s also good to know that we’re part of FirstGroup plc – the country’s largest train operator and the UK’s biggest bus operator. Global in scale but local in approach, FirstGroup aims to be the leader in safe, innovative, reliable, sustainable transport services.