Sir – The recent snows have seen motorists stranded, schools and even some shops closed, bus services suspended and deliveries of food from Sainsbury’s withdrawn. Yet the half-hourly train service from our local station has generally been maintained, platforms have been cleared of snow and I have been able to reach Goring and Reading in warmth and comfort.

So hats off to First Great Western for putting up a good show, particularly to those of its employees who must have journeyed to work before many of us had risen from our beds.

Keith Farr, Cholsey