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fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

What GWR nationalisation means for passengers

Following the announcement that rail operator Great Western Railway (GWR) is to be brought under public ownership in December, train passengers may be wondering if the move will make any difference to things like ticket fares, jobs and timetables. The Swindon-based operator, which is owned by FirstGroup, has run services and linked London to the south-west of England and Wales since 1996. Several rail firms around the country are already publicly owned, including Great Anglia and South Western Railway.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 days ago

Government sets date for nationalisation of Great Western Railway

Great Western Railway services will be nationalised from 13 December under the Government’s Great British Railways programme.
London
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

UK's first rapid-charging battery train ready for boarding this weekend

A converted London Underground train will operate battery-only service using a 2,000kW fast-charger, recharging in 3.5 minutes and traveling up to 200 miles.
History
fromianVisits
3 months ago

Trumpers Crossing Halte - the west London railway station that closed 100 years ago

Trumpers Crossing Halte was a tiny GWR 'Halte' on the Brentford Branch Line that opened in 1904 and closed after limited passenger use.
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fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

Smaller replacement trains 'causing overcrowding'

Frequent shortening of Great Western Railway IntercityExpress trains due to diesel engine faults is causing overcrowding on Oxford-London services, forcing passengers to miss trains.
fromwww.bbc.com
8 months ago

Battery-powered train breaks distance record

The Great Western Railway (GWR) train, a specially adapted former District Line train, travelled overnight along a 200-mile (322km) route from Reading and back again via London Paddington and Oxford. It reached 140 miles (225km), breaking the record on Brunel Maidenhead Bridge at about 04:00 BST. The previous record of 139 miles (224km) was set by German train company Stadler Deutschland in Berlin on 10 December 2021.
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