Worcester Shrub Hill railway station which then mostly continue to either Weymouth or Brighton via . GWR also run services via Worcester Foregate Street to and Hereford from Oxford and London. West Midlands Trains's service between Worcester and Gloucester via Ashchurch and Cheltenham to complement the 2-hourly Great Western Railway service was discontinued at the start of the December 2009 railway timetable due to low passenger usage - however West Midlands Trains still operate a single service from Birmingham New Street to Gloucester on Friday nights, departing at 23:46. Being the bigger of the two stations in Worcester, due to its sidings, Worcester Shrub Hill
Worcester Cathedral as well as two smaller cases either side of the quire. This organ (apart from the large transept case and pedal pipes) was removed in 2006 in order to make way for a new instrument by Kenneth Tickell, which was completed in the summer of 2008. The nave has a separate three-manual Rodgers organ. Notable organists at Worcester have included Thomas Tomkins (from 1596), Hugh Blair (from 1895), Ivor Atkins (from 1897) and David Willcocks (from 1950). From 2012-2018 the Director of Music and Organist was Peter Nardone. Worcester Cathedral is the host of the annual graduation ceremonies for the