Bristol Junction from Bristol Temple Meads is operated by South Western Railway, and there are scheduled coach links to most major UK cities. The M4 motorway connects the city on an east-west axis from London to West Wales, and the M5 is a north–south west axis from Birmingham to Exeter. The M49 motorway is a shortcut between the M5 in the south and the M4 Severn Crossing in the west, and the M32 is a spur from the M4 to the city centre. The Portway connects the M5 to the city centre, and was the most expensive road in Britain when
HMS Cottesmore (M32) Thales was the prime contractor to upgrade the vessels with a technologically advanced minehunting system including the hull-mounted Sonar 2193 system, propulsion, command and control systems, and mine disposal systems. HMS Cottesmore (M32) HMS "Cottesmore" was a of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1982 and converted in 1997 into a patrol vessel. The ship was declared surplus to requirement and put on the MoD list for disposal in 2004. In 2008 she was bought by Lithuania, along with . Lieutenant Commander Prince Andrew, Duke of York commanded "Cottesmore" from April 1993 until November 1994. She was decommissioned by the