The Great Western Railway was built specifically to serve the rail transportation needs of the Great Western Sugar Co. Its primary purpose was to haul freshly harvested sugar beets from the ...

As Royal Mail’s 200-year-old rail service is consigned to the past, our writer takes a vintage steam journey into the annals ...

Entering its trial third year to study the feasibility of battery-electric rail, UK’s Great Western Railway (GWR) has hit an encouraging milestone, traveling further in the region than any ...

British train operating company Great Western Railway (GWR) has launched the first of a new fleet of Hitachi class 800 trains, which aims to transform rail travel in the south-west of the UK and Wales ...

The 180-year-old building sparked a bidding war ...

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The Great Western Railway emergency measures agreement was extended until 26 June next year. Credit: Photo by Andréas BRUN on Unsplash. The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has exercised an option ...

Greater Anglia and Great Western Railway passengers will get compensation for delays of 15 minutes or more from next month. Currently, passengers on these services can only claim compensation under ...