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I'm on the train – and the wifi is superb

I'm on the train – and the wifi is superb

Update: 2025-11-19
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Great Western Railway has just unveiled "Formula 1" high-speed internet connectivity on one of its intercity express trains, connecting London Paddington with the West of England and South Wales. It uses technology from the world of motorsport to harness satellite and phone mast signals to maximum effect.


I have been on a train from Paddington to Newbury in Berkshire and back, sounding out the views of Nick Fry from Motion Applied, Andy Jasper of the Eden Project and GWR managing director Mark Hopwood.


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I'm on the train – and the wifi is superb

I'm on the train – and the wifi is superb