UK-based train operating company Great Western Railway (GWR) has announced the introduction of 26 Class 175 trains to its ...

A busy timetable of passenger and demonstration freight trains will run between Swanage, Harman’s Cross, Corfe Castle and ...

A sculpture honouring a "remarkable" railway pioneer has been unveiled. A two-metre-tall hand-carved statue of Sir Daniel Gooch has been revealed at Swindon's GWR Park. Sir Daniel was a key figure in ...

A Great Western Railway train manager has been jailed for seven years after he sexually assaulted an 18-year-old passenger when asking to check her ticket. Nicholas McMurray, 38, approached the ...

In a new instalment of the British railway’s beloved Enid Blyton-inspired series, the Famous Five characters race to London ...

⚠ Travel Update - 28/02 ⚠ Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident at Weston-Super-Mare, the line is blocked.

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Sir Daniel was a key figure in the development of the Great Western Railway, who, at the age of 24, recommended to build the line in Swindon in a letter to Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Graham Derham ...