On 10 Jul, 14:33, Graham Murray wrote:
stan5001 writes:
The screen specifically states "London Paddington to Clapham
Junction", route "any permitted", for the avoidance of any doubt. No
maltese cross though.

The only way of doing that by NR with no tube, no doubling back and no
inter-station walk is via GWML to Reading and then SWT to Clapham Jn.

That's not the only way! What about changing at Exeter St. Davids?

(or Bristol TM, or Bristol TM and Weymouth, or even Reading and
Basingstoke...??)

Steve Adams