Great Western Railway - Page 7

Great Western Railway 43021 David Austin - Cartoonist leads the 1132 Paignton-London Paddington through Wick, Somerset, on May 26. ANTONY CHRISTIE.

News

First GWR High Speed Train off-lease this month

GWR sends first ScotRail-bound HST off-lease at the end of August.

22 Aug

News

Class 50s lined up for Old Oak Common open day

Four Class 50s to attend Old Oak Common open day on September 2.

28 Jul

Comment

RAIL 829: The railway is already ‘ours’

We need running repairs, not wholesale renationalisation

Editor's comment 4 Jul

News

First GWR AT300 Class 802 arrives in UK from Japan

First brand new West of England Class 802 arrives in UK from Japan. Enters traffic next year.

19 Jun

A GWR Class 387/1 arrives at Maidenhead on May 22. JACK BOSKETT.

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More Class 387s as GWR steps up electrics to Didcot

GWR's electric fleet will increase to 88 vehicles (22 trains) in early July.

16 Jun

News

GALLERY: HM The Queen names new Great Western Railway IEP

Royal appointment for GWR Intercity Express Programme at London Paddington.

14 Jun

News

IEP train keeps royal appointment for anniversary special

Her Majesty the Queen names Great Western Railway IEP at London Paddington

13 Jun

A driving vehicle from 802003 at Pistoia, Italy on May 23. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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New trains for West of England taking shape

Production of bi-mode trains for West of England route underway in Hitachi Rail Italy factory.

25 May

News

Discount available for rail travellers to Rail Live

Visitors travelling by rail to this Rail Live can benefit from a 15% travel discount, courtesy of Great Western Railway.

17 May

A GWR Electrostar at Derby Litchurch Lane on July 29 2016. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

GWR confirms new trains plan for electric services

Eighteen EMUs needed by GWR for increased electric operations.

8 May

News

New maintenance depot planned at Exeter

Facility will look after Great Western Railway fleet

24 Feb

News

Building work progresses on new GWR Class 802s

Construction of the first Great Western Railway Class 802 AT300 for Devon and Cornwall is progressing in Italy.

15 Feb

News

Future of North Devon railways to be discussed

Huge increase in passenger numbers behind railway's decision to discuss future of Devon routes.

13 Jan

GWR 43002 Sir Kenneth Grange arrives at Par. CRAIG MUNDAY.

News

Could HST cascade be delayed?

Cascaded HSTs are still expected to enter traffic with ScotRail from spring 2018, despite concerns over GWML electrification.

26 Oct

800101 at Exeter St Davids on October 3. TIM SQUIRES.

News

Devon debut for IEP

The first Intercity Express Programme Class 800 reached Plymouth last night on a test run.

4 Oct

News

TransWilts Railway CRP given the green light

Long-held ambitions for a Community Rail Partnership (CRP) for the Trans-Wilts Railway between Westbury and Swindon are confirmed by Rail Minister Paul Maynard.

3 Oct

GWR 387130 at London Paddington. JACK BOSKETT.

News

More Class 387/1s heading for GWR in December

The next batch of Class 387/1s for Great Western Railway will be delivered from December.

20 Sept

GWR 57605 crosses Coombe Viaduct. CRAIG MUNDAY.

News

Locomotive hauled trains to return for Great Western Railway

Up to three locomotive-hauled trains will enter traffic with Great Western Railway (GWR) next May, running between Cardiff and Taunton.

20 Sept

News

GWR electrification uncertainty raises timetable issues

Ability of GWR's '800' bi-modes to meet current and future timetables is under scrutiny by the operator, due to their maximum speed in diesel mode of 100mph.

31 Aug