Trains at West Ealing, GWML, 10/05/24

West Ealing railway station is on the Great Western Main Line in Ealing, situated in west London. It is 6 miles 46 chains (10.6 km) down the line from London Paddington and is situated between Ealing Broadway to the east and Hanwell to the west. Its three-letter station code is WEA.
Most trains serving the station are operated by the Elizabeth line running between Abbey Wood and Heathrow Terminal 4. Services on the Greenford branch line to Greenford are operated by Great Western Railway.
The station was opened on 1 March 1871 as Castle Hill on the Great Western Railway, which was constructed from London Paddington through Ealing to Maidenhead in 1836-1838. The station was renamed Castle Hill Ealing Dean in 1875. From 1 March 1883, the station was served by District Railway services running between Mansion House and Windsor. This service was discontinued as uneconomic after 30 September 1885. On 1 July 1899, the station was renamed West Ealing.
West Ealing was first proposed to be part of the Crossrail project in the 1990s.
In 2003, initial public consultation proposed that no Crossrail services would stop at the station.
Following criticism, it was proposed that services would call at the station 7 days a week, with station improvements including a new ticket hall and step-free access. However, the Greenford branch line would terminate at the station at a new platform, to allow for a greater number of services to run into Paddington.
In May 2011, Network Rail announced that it would deliver improvements and alterations to prepare the station for Crossrail services.
In 2015, the station design was approved by Ealing Council, allowing construction to commence.
The work would include a new station building designed by Bennetts Associates with access from Manor Road, a new platform for the Greenford branch, platform extensions and step-free access to all platforms.
Outside the station, public realm improvements funded by Transport for London and Ealing Borough Council would include a raised speed table with granite paving, widened pavements, street trees and cycle parking.
In September 2016, Great Western Railway began operating services from Paddington with Class 387 trains, which led to most Greenford services that had previously run to Paddington to terminate at West Ealing, using the newly built platform 5. In June 2017, it was announced that completion of the station was delayed until 2019.
In December 2017, MTR Crossrail took over management of the station from Great Western Railway, with TfL Rail services running from May 2018,transferring to the Elizabeth line in May 2022. In 2019, contracts for the new station building was awarded, allowing construction of the new station building.
Following delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the new station building opened on 25 March 2021, providing step free access to all platforms. The existing station building on Drayton Green Road was permanently closed.
Duration of the video: 14:12 - 15:38
We’ll be seeing services by Great Western Railway, Heathrow Express, Locomotive Services, Elizabeth line & some freight as well.
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I really appreciated my time that was spent at West Ealing especially with what I managed to see in the time I was there for however I didn’t appreciate that there was disruption on the Great Western Mainline but apart from that there wasn’t anymore issues and hopefully next time I revisit West Ealing.
My next station is Peterborough which is situated on the East Coast Mainline I haven’t been to that particular station for quite awhile now but hopefully I’ll have no issues when I spend a day there so until then thanks for watching and I’ll see you in the next video.

[@jamiehooper5328]

Great video mate alot of cancelled trains according to Anne the announcer fault with signalling system, always a problem on the Western section.

[@arnoldspottingvideos5269]

Excellent video, sir! Plenty of Freightliner Sheds at West Ealing and good to catch 37 dragging Heathrow Express 387 to Ilford E.U.M.D 👍👍

[@eastlondontransport6468]

Thank you very much! It was lucky I managed to see that pass however it didn’t help that the day I did this was whilst there was disruption going on

[@julieblackman8636]

Very good video mate

[@eastlondontransport6468]

Thank you very much!

[@tuanpiccusgaming3555]

Good footage, but be careful with your thumb :)

[@eastlondontransport6468]

Thank you! Sorry I don’t meant to do that in videos on purpose