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Fast-charging battery trial to resume after GWR agrees deal to purchase Vivarail assets
Great Western Railway has completed the purchase of a number of assets from emission-free battery and hybrid trains manufacturer Vivarail, which entered administration last December.
Buses to replace trains from Okehampton and Barnstaple next week to allow for track maintenance work
Trains between Exeter, Barnstaple and Okehampton will be replaced by buses on Monday 20 to Friday 24 February to allow Network Rail to carry out vital improvement work.
Rail improvement work in the Newbury area will affect trains between Swindon and Westbury for 13-day period
Great Western Railway (GWR) is warning that planned engineering work in the Newbury area will affect the TransWilts Line for 13 days from Saturday.
Rail improvement work to affect trains in the Newbury area for 13-day period
Great Western Railway (GWR) is warning that the railway between Theale and Westbury will be closed for 13 days from Saturday for essential maintenance work.
Great Western Railway helps to brighten February with the Bristol Light Festival
Great Western Railway (GWR) and Bristol City Centre Business Improvement District (BID) are inviting rail travellers to visit Bristol city centre this weekend to catch the final days of the annual Bristol Light Festival.
Rail upgrades to affect services between Reading and Guildford
Passengers who use trains between Reading and Gatwick Airport are being advised to check before they travel, with improvement works set to close part of the line for five days this February.
Golden recognition for GWR apprentice team at the start of National Apprenticeship Week
The apprentice team at Great Western Railway is celebrating golden recognition at the start of National Apprenticeship Week, while one of its shining stars has scooped a top accolade.
GWR to provide more than 60 trains for Wales’ opening Six Nations fixture
More than 60 Great Western Railway trains will serve Cardiff on Saturday for Wales’ Six Nations opener against Ireland, providing nearly 30,000 seats.
Puzzle prize giveaway as Great Western Railway celebrates National Puzzle Day
Great Western Railway (GWR) is celebrating National Puzzle Day by giving its followers a chance to win one of its new special-edition jigsaws celebrating Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.
Great Western Railway and Network Rail ‘Light the Darkness’ to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day
Paddington station was bathed in purple light by Great Western Railway (GWR) and Network Rail (NR) today (Friday), in a moment of remembrance for Holocaust Memorial Day.
Rail strikes: Check your journey before you travel, warns GWR
Two further days of rail strikes will take place next week on Wednesday 1 and Friday 3 February, and GWR is reminding those looking to travel to check their journey beforehand.
Great Western Railway brings the Chinese New Year to Reading with dancing, dragons and delight
Great Western Railway (GWR) got hopping into the year of the Rabbit with a special Chinese New Year celebration at Reading Station.