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

This weekend saw model railway enthusiasts from around the country head to Yorkshire for one of the most popular shows in the ...

Rail travellers could save up to 50 per cent on advance tickets in a sale. Great Western Railway (GWR) is launching its January sale, offering big discounts on journeys across its network 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 ...

The high-speed InterCity 125 trains were brought into service to replace the locomotives that ran from the 1960s and 1970s Dozens of people have watched the final South West service of a type of ...

Customers are urged to plan ahead and book in advance for best Christmas train fares as a new timetable is announced. The Great Western Railway (GWR) will introduce its new winter timetable from 14 ...

LIKE many Carlisle families, mine included men who worked on our railways. My grandad worked out of the Upperby depot, two of his three sons followed in his footsteps, as did two of my cousins.

The year 1975 was significant for a lots of reasons. It saw the fall of Saigon (marking the end of the Vietnam War), Margaret Thatcher became the leader of the Conservatives, and Steven Spielberg's ...

Red, white and blue: the colours and lines of the union flag have been deployed as the logo for Great British Railways (GBR). This nationalised body will replace the current patchwork of mostly ...

Tesla has introduced a new entry-level version of the Model Y, to replace the existing RWD version. The Model Y Standard has a stripped-back specification and a starting price of £41,995. It is £3,000 ...

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander visited to London Bridge station to unveil the first glimpse of the Great British Railways brand and train liveries, which will be fully up and running in 2027.

Train travellers have been given a glimpse of what services will look like under Great British Railways (GBR) as the government pushes to nationalise the railways. The logo and train livery for GBR, a ...