FirstGroup plc (‘FirstGroup’ or ‘the Group’) has signed a Direct Award (the ‘agreement’) with the Department for Transport (‘DfT’) to ...

A train operator has announced it will cancel “a small number” of services over Christmas due to a coronavirus outbreak among staff. Great Western Railway (GWR) said it will run an amended timetable ...

Train operators Southeastern and Great Western Railway (GWR) have been given new direct award franchises, the Department for Transport has announced. The department said the move will ensure “those ...

Body-worn video cameras used by train company staff are "no replacement for a properly staffed railway", a union has warned.

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 ...

A rail boss who scammed GWR out of more than £10,000 with bogus expense claims has been spared jail. Mark Heffernan, from Chudleigh in Devon, defrauded the rail company out of £10,530 by making claims ...

Sunday train service reductions due to staff shortages are expected to continue indefinitely, say Great Western Railway (GWR). According to the train operator, a solution to the problems plaguing rail ...

Battery-powered trains could be used more frequently after a successful trial by Great Western Railway (GWR). The rail company says using former underground trains and a rapid-charging system has ...