Great Western Railway scooped two trophies at the rail industry’s prestigious Golden Spanner Awards – including Gold for its Castle Class HST fleet.

Great Western Railway’s Ruth Busby has been named HR Director of the Year at the Personnel Today Awards 2021.

Train services between Somerset and Dorset will be affected by rail improvements planned to take place during November and December.

• First passenger train on the first Restoring Your Railway reopening runs on Wednesday, 17 November, ahead of public services resuming on Saturday, 20 November  
• Restored in just 9 months, and delivered £10m under budget, transforming a mothballed former freight railway to regular services.
• Reopening is the first of the Government’s Restoring Your Railway schemes to return to service, fulfilling a manifesto commitment. 

GWR again links up with The Veterans Charity for Remembrance Day