The former company was renamed First Great Western in 1998 , and merged with First Great Western Link and Wessex Trains to form the Greater Western franchise in 2006 .
Train services were privatised in 1996 , initially to Great Western Trains and Thames Trains .
The former company was renamed Great Western Trains     in 1998 , and merged with First Great Western Link and Wessex Trains to form the Great Western Trains   franchise in 2006 .
Train services were privatised in 1996 , initially to Great Western Trains and Thames Trains .