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Great Western Railway - Page 11

Feature

A very special workforce

The railway’s response to the sea wall collapse at Dawlish was recognised with a special presentation at RAIL’s National Rail Awards. RICHARD CLINNICK reports.

Maintenance and refurb 20 Nov

Feature

Investment everywhere you look…

In the second part of his latest All-Line Rover trip around the UK, PAUL BIGLAND heads west into Wales and then north of the border.

TOCs 17 Nov

News

First Great Western Mk 3 conversions

Conversion of the first composite Mk 3 for First Great Western begins next month

30 Oct

News

FGW updates its HSTs - by paying homage to the past

First Great Western has unveiled its latest First Class HST upgrade, and it sees the Great Western Railway reborn on the main line.

3 Sept

News

Task Force reiterates calls for South West investment

“Don’t forget the West Country,” is the message from the Peninsula Rail Task Force, as it continues to bang the drum for railway investment in the region.

20 Aug

News

Queen unveils Reading station, £895m rebuild

THE Queen officially opened the rebuilt Reading station on July 17.

6 Aug

News

First Great Western introduces first rebuilt HSTs

Rebuilt Mk 3 High Speed Train vehicles are entering traffic with First Great Western, having been converted and renumbered at Wabtec Rail’s Kilmarnock facility.

25 Jun

Feature

Keeping calm… and carrying on

RICHARD CLINNICK visits Laira depot to discover how rolling stock is maintained despite the Dawlish Sea Wall collapse

Locomotives 19 Apr

News

Thames Valley flooding adds to FGW weather woes

Passengers on First Great Western’s network suffered more misery at the hands of Mother Nature on February 11, after flooding caused severe delays

19 Feb

Feature

Reading reborn

Nowhere on the UK railway network is undergoing such a massive transformation as Reading. PAUL BIGLAND visits the station

Stations 22 Jan

News

Agility finally secures £4.5bn deal to build IEP trains

PHILIP HAIGH reports.

8 Aug

Feature

A moving experience

Bringing vehicles to Railfest proved a fascinating but taxing task, with the very old mxing with the very new. RICHARD CLINNICK reports.

Locomotives 13 Jun

Feature

North Cotswold… at the double

Key line is set for a major facelift. PHILIP HAIGH reports

Major projects 19 May

Feature

West End

In the final part of his West Country trip, CHRIS LEIGH visits two very different branch lines.

Maintenance and refurb 23 Sept

Feature

Lovely view at Looe… and a Cornish nasty!

CHRIS LEIGH'S tour of the West Country continues with branch trips to the Cornish resorts of Looe and Newquay

Maintenance and refurb 9 Sept

Feature

Industrial beginning…rural ending

In the second part of his tour of surviving branch lines in the South West, CHRIS LEIGH visits the Gunnislake line

TOC's 26 Aug

Feature

Technical Riding Inspector - Karl Atkinson

Karl Atkinson is a Technical Riding Inspector who works for First Great Western trains

Staff and employment 4 Jun

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