Great Western Railway will mark 100 years since the end of the Great War by unveiling a very special train prior to a remembrance service for fallen railway workers at Paddington Station later today (Friday).

The Intercity Express Train will feature the names of all 2,545 men who worked for the GWR and died during the war and will be welcomed into London Paddington by relatives of those killed. 

The train is being given a distinctive design stretching over both sides of the nine carriages including the driving cabs. The Roll of Honour features detail of where they worked for the company, their rank, regiment, where they were killed and where they are either remembered or buried. From the 2,545 names, one hundred will also feature in more detail on the train, including pictures and background stories.

The train will be welcomed into Platform 1 at 10.30am by the Wessex Male Choir before a short ceremony. The train will enter passenger service as the 11.36 from Paddington to Cheltenham Spa and will go on to serve across the Great Western mainline.