The Llangollen and Corwen Railway has announced that GWR Pannier Tank No. 1369 will be visiting for their Branch Line Gala.

Great Western Railway (GWR) will introduce the UK’s first battery-only powered train into passenger service on Saturday 31 January.

The UK's first battery-only powered train will enter service tomorrow, Saturday 31st January 2026. The Class 230 train has ...

UK: Great Western Railway has announced that its Class 230 prototype battery trainset is to enter passenger service on the ...

A passenger group has raised repeated complaints of poor performance on Great Western Railway services through Berkshire and ...

Abstract: The active pantograph is a promising technology to suppress contact force (CF) fluctuation in pantograph–catenary systems (PCSs). Recently, the rapid development of reinforcement learning ...

Historic train operator Great Western Railway has confirmed its long term commitment to the with a major investment. GWR has announced it has acquired a major office building next to the city’s ...

A rise in crime on the railways has left passengers facing an “epidemic of violence”, it has been claimed, after transport police bosses admitted a lack of officers was affecting their response to ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Great Western Railway has issued advice to passengers as Storm Goretti is expected to disrupt journeys around the country. Train services running across the whole network will be revised. Disruption ...

A FRESH round of funding is now available for rail-related community projects. Great Western Railway (GWR) has opened applications for its 2026/27 Customer and Community Improvement Fund (CCIF), which ...