Tom Anderson wrote:

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Bonus question: to get from Newbury Park to Swindon, should i do:

- Central Line to Liverpool Street, H&C/Circle to Paddington, train to Swindon
- Central Line to Oxford Circus, Bakerloo to Paddington, train to Swindon
- Central Line to Lancaster Gate, walk to Paddington, train to Swindon
- Central Line to Ealing Broadway, train(s) to Swindon


My vote is definitely with the Central Line to Lancaster Gate then
walking to Paddington, it's not very far at all - take a left into
Spring Street, or indeed a right into Craven Road...
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=526711&y=180796

Trains for Swindon don't stop at Ealing Broadway.