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Tag: Great Western Railway

GWR cancels Christmas rail services after COVID-19 outbreak among crew

17th December 2020 Sam Hewitt Network, News
GWR service cancelled

A train operator has announced it will cancel “a small number” of services over Christmas due to a coronavirus outbreak among staff.

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Worcester Parkway on track for December opening

6th November 2019 Sam Hewitt News

Construction work is almost complete on the new Worcestershire Parkway station, with testing and commissioning expected to be complete ready for opening on December 15.  The split-level station will be operated by Great Western Railway

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Churchward No. 4270 marks its centenary at Gloucs-Warks line as Foremarke Hall turns 70

15th October 2019 Sam Hewitt News, Steam

JEREMY Hosking’s Churchward ‘42XX’ 2-8-0T No. 4270 celebrated its 100th anniversary at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWSR) over the weekend of September 14-15.  There was no telegram from HM Queen for this particular centenary, but the

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Avon Valley buys a ‘Gronk’ for £1

1st September 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, News

THE Avon Valley Railway took delivery of fully operational Class 08 No. 08663 on July 8 – being in effect a donation from Great Western Railway (GWR). The loco has been used in recent years at

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Pannier No. 4612 back in Bodmin & Wenford traffic

26th August 2019 Sam Hewitt News, Steam

GREAT Western motive power returned to the Bodmin & Wenford Railway for the first time in 2019 when Collett ‘8750’ 0-6-0PT No. 4612 rejoined the working fleet in late-July after overhaul.  The loco passed its steam

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GWR InterCity 125s bow out in style

6th August 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, News, Railtours

GREAT Western Railway said farewell to long-distance InterCity 125 operation on June 1 with an epic railtour visiting many parts of the GWR network. The first and last production HST power cars – Nos. 43002 Sir

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No. 813 returns to the North East for Tanfield ‘legends’ gala

18th July 2019 Sam Hewitt Industrial, News, Steam

FORMER Backworth Collieries 0-6-0ST No. 12, better known in preservation as Great Western Railway No. 813, returned to the Tanfield Railway to celebrate its North East heritage at the line’s Legends of Industry gala on June 14-16.

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GWR honours first responders

2nd July 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Network, News

GREAT Western Railway has named Class 800 IET set No. 800023 after two first responders, including a fire fighter who died in the line of duty. One end of the set has been named after Fleur

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£40million Exeter depot beginning to take shape

1st July 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

THE impressive new £40million train maintenance depot next to Exeter St Davids is now taking shape, although the stated opening date of ‘summer 2019’ looks somewhat ambitious.  The project was announced at the beginning of

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A railway in BARBADOS AGAIN

19th June 2019 Sam Hewitt Features, Narrow Gauge, World

The tiny independent nation of Barbados has an operating railway once more after a gap of more than 80 years. Keith Fender and Glen Beadon look at the Caribbean island’s troubled railway history and the

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