Latest Great Western Railway News

GWR Extends Hitachi Rail’s Fleet Maintenance Contract

Great Western Railway (GWR) and Eversholt Rail have extended their maintenance partnership with Hitachi Rail.

Hitachi Installs Live Wheelset Monitoring System on GWR High-Speed Trains

Hitachi Rail is installing a world-first monitoring system on GWR's high-speed fleet to provide digital data on train wheelset performance. 

UK's GWR Launches Brand New Intercity Express Train

The fleet, which is being built at Hitachi Rail Europe’s manufacturing facility at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham, will be rolled out acro…

UK: New Hitachi Trains for Devon and Cornwall Begin Testing

On Tuesday 8th August, the first of Great Western Railway’s Intercity Express Trains for Devon and Cornwall carried out test runs in Somerse…

Transport Ticketing Interview with Kevin Ayton – Great Western Railway

Kevin Ayton, Future Transport Ticketing Technical Advisor at Great Western Railway, will contribute to two panel discussions titled ‘Are App…

GWR Orders Seven Hitachi Intercity Express Trains

Great Western Railway has announced the order of an extra seven bi-mode Hitachi Intercity Express Trains from Hitachi Rail Europe and Eversh…

Great Western Railway Electric Train Tests

The first Great Western Railway Electric Train Tests have been a success this weekend, following trial runs between Reading and Didcot.

GWR Hitachi Fleet Inaugural Run

reat Western Railway unveiled the first of its new GWR Hitachi fleet on 30 June 2016 at an event attended by UK Transport Secretary Patrick …

First Great Western Railway Unveils New Livery

The South West to Receive New AT300 Fleet

First Great Western have received the go ahead for a deal to receive 29 high speed trains, a brand new AT300 fleet, from Hitachi for the new…