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Ex-Transport for Wales Class 175s heading to Great Western Railway?

The Department for Transport looks set to approve the transfer of the Angel Trains Class 175 fleet for use by Great Western Railway.

Class 175 13 Sept

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Confronting the crisis on the Great Western

Tom Edwards recalls the day in December that the Great Western hit the headlines for the wrong reasons, and asks how its failings can be rectified.

TOCs 4 Jun

Great Western Railway’s ‘fast-charge’ battery train

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Fast-charge battery train put into action

Great Western Railway’s ‘fast-charge’ battery train, 230001, is undergoing a 12-month trial on the Greenford branch in west London, to assess its technology and consider whether it could be used on other lines.

Great Western Railway 27 Mar

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GWR takes over trials of Vivarail battery train

Trials involving a fast-charging battery-powered passenger train will continue, with Great Western Railway taking over assets and staff from Vivarail

25 Feb

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GWR Class 800 struck unlit hand trolley at 123mph

A train that smashed into an abandoned hand trolley at 123mph should not have travelled so fast to a station following the impact

18 Oct

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New smartcards for Bristol area

Great Western Railway’s new pay-as-you-go smartcard tickets launched across the Bristol area

25 Sept

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Near-miss on level crossing at Farnborough North

Rail accident investigators are assessing a near-miss incident on a pedestrian level crossing in Hampshire.

16 Jun

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Digital ticketing at heart of GWR National Rail Contract

Great Western Railway has been awarded a National Rail Contract to continue operating the GWR network until at least June 21 2025.

15 Jun

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The railway joins in with Platinum Jubilee celebrations

Jubilee was marked across the rail network, as part of a nationwide four-day celebration of her 70-year reign.

7 Jun

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May joins GWR advisory board

Former Prime Minister Theresa May has been invited to join Great Western Railway’s independent stakeholder advisory board.

22 Apr

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Window Seater on-train audio guides launch on GWR

20 Feb

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GWR grant to clear litter in Plymouth

Great Western Railway has awarded a £12,000 grant to litter-picking group Clean Our Patch CIC,

30 Jan

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Initiative to give visitors a Taste for Travel

Taste for Travel trails and experiences are being launched to encourage visitors in Gloucestershire to see rail as part of an adventure in the region

29 Jan

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Construction starts on Old Oak Common station’s concrete ‘box’

The first stage is the main station ‘box’ - the 900-yard-long reinforced concrete frame that will be part underground

13 Dec

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Okehampton’s special day as passenger trains return

The first passenger service ran on the newly reopened Dartmoor Line between Okehampton and Exeter on November 17, three days ahead of its official reinstatement

23 Nov

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Salisbury Tunnel reopens after clean-up operation

Salisbury’s Fisherton Tunnel reopened on November 16, 16 days after a crash between two trains that injured 14 people

22 Nov

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Teenager designs Dartmoor Line logo

Teenager Tom Watts won Great Western Railway’s competition to design a logo marking November’s reopening of the Dartmoor Line.

22 Nov

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RAIB’s early analysis pinpoints low adhesion

A Rail Accident Investigation Branch interim report has stated that signal SY31 was set at danger, to protect the movement of the Great Western Railway train

12 Nov

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