The Great Western Railway was built specifically to serve the rail transportation needs of the Great Western Sugar Co. Its primary purpose was to haul freshly harvested sugar beets from the ...

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UK: A Learning & Development Centre at Great Western Railway's head office in Swindon has been officially opened by Secretary ...

Great Western Railway will be brought under public ownership as the Government pledges to "deliver reliable, comfortable and more affordable journeys", the Transport Secretary is expected to announce.

Entering its trial third year to study the feasibility of battery-electric rail, UK’s Great Western Railway (GWR) has hit an encouraging milestone, traveling further in the region than any ...