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GWR battery train sets 200-mile world record on Oxford route

A new world record for the furthest distance travelled by a battery-electric train on a single charge has been set by Great Western Railway (GWR). The train travelled 200 miles on a single charge ...
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F1 tech deployed to speed up wifi on GWR trains

Could Britain’s rail passengers finally be able to access reliable high-speed wifi as they travel? That is the hope of Great Western Railway (GWR), which is harnessing “the transfer of technology from ...
Railway Technology

Alstom secures £75m contract with GWR to reintroduce Class 175 trains

The Class 175 trains will be the first in the GWR fleet to utilise Alstom’s HealthHub digital solution. Credit: Great Western Railway/Alstom. Alstom has entered an eight-year Technical Support and ...
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Engine problems hit GWR IET fleet with root cause not yet identified

Failures of diesel engines on bi-mode Hitachi IET trains are causing delays to Great Western Railway services. The diesel ...
Railway Technology

UK’s Great Western Railway to introduce new Class 175 trains

The new trains can form four, five, or six-car sets, serving Exeter St Davids to Penzance, plus Barnstaple and Okehampton routes. Credit: FirstGroup. UK-based train operating company Great Western ...