Remembering the fallen from Penzance to Paddington
BBCVeterans, serving military personnel and wreath bearers joined an Armistice Day railway journey from Cornwall to London as part of Remembrance commemorations.
The Poppies to Paddington train stopped at stations along the way - following in the footsteps of thousands of soldiers who made the journey on their way to the front line.
The service was one of a number of trains carrying wreaths to the war memorial at Paddington's Platform One.
One passenger was Margot Billinge, daughter of Harry Billinge MBE, a D-Day veteran from St Austell, who said: "The first poppy train in 2020 my dad put the wreath on the train...I now have the privilege of doing that for him."
The wreath-laying also marks the 110th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.
Billinge said she had stood next to her father, who died in 2022, "every Remembrance Day for as long as I can remember".
She added: "It was very important to him.
"He'd say 'I'm no hero, all the heroes are dead and I'll never forget them' - and that's what I'll be thinking of, that's what he would say if he was here."
'Chance to remember'
This year's journey - carrying wreaths made by veterans, community groups and schools - follows the biggest update to WW1 casualty records in more than 80 years.
It led to the recognition of thousands of forgotten soldiers from pre-partition India who served and died - their names now added to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's casualty database.
Councillor Gemma Rolstone, Lord Mayor of Exeter, met the train as it passed through.
She said it was a "chance to remember and honour those who have served and sacrificed for our country".
"It's really vital that we continue to recognise their service and ensure that future generations understand the significance and importance of that as well."
She said she was "incredibly honoured" to represent Exeter.
Trevor Brooks, resident Naval officer at Falmouth docks, said he had met the service to represent the Royal Navy.
The former serving officer said: "It's a mark of respect that we can get up and put that effort in to remember those who went before us."
Gary Vitta, a former Royal Marine, attended on behalf of the Royal Airforce cadets and to receive poppy wreaths on board.
"Being a former serviceman and currently still in uniform, remembering the members of the past is a great honour," he said.
Devon-based writer Michael Morpurgo, the former Children's Laureate and War Horse author after whom GWR named a train last year, was also on board.
At Paddington the train was welcomed by an honour guard, followed by a two-minute silence and wreath-laying ceremony.
Now an annual event, the first journey took place in 2020 as a way to commemorate the anniversary within the confines of social distancing.
Keith Yandell from the Veterans Charity said the scheme was born as a plan for "one wreath on one train" - but GWR had instead offered nine trains to travel from regions across the UK.
"It's grown from there to the point where we had Queen Camilla attending for the service last year," he said.
"It's fantastic - from such a small start in 2019 it's grown to be almost a national event now."