Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.

Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.

Great Western Railway (GWR)

Latest news, articles and photos

Great Western Railway (GWR) - Latest news, articles and photos

Tickets Alert: Ride the last ever passenger Intercity125 out of Paddington

Next month, the last ever passenger service HST will leave Paddington, and you can be on board.

Apr
17
2019
GWR offering Intercity 125 train window signs for sale
GWR offering Intercity 125 train window signs for sale

GWR offering Intercity 125 train window signs for sale

Here's an odd thing for sale, and hence, for some people, utterly desirable -- boxes of unused destination labels used on Intercity 125 trains.

Apr
17
2019
Events to mark the Didcot to Oxford Railway’s 175th Anniversary
Events to mark the Didcot to Oxford Railway’s 175th Anniversary

Events to mark the Didcot to Oxford Railway’s 175th Anniversary

This year marks the 175th anniversary of the railway between Oxford and Didcot, and they're having a special day of celebrations on 15th June 2019.

Apr
03
2019
Cheap train tickets released by GWR
Cheap train tickets released by GWR

Cheap train tickets released by GWR

Great Western Railway (GWR) is releasing 200,000 low(er) cost train tickets for journeys taking place between 21 January 2018 and 28 March 2018.

Jan
05
2018
The delights of the railways at the Old Oak Common Open Day
The delights of the railways at the Old Oak Common Open Day

The delights of the railways at the Old Oak Common Open Day

Over the past few days a steady stream of curious locomotives have been seen on the railways heading towards London. Coming together to mourn the passing of a mighty railway depot.

Sep
02
2017

Last chance to book – Old Oak Common railway depot’s open day is this Saturday

This Saturday (2nd Sept) will be a rare chance to go onto the site of one of London's larger railway depots, to mark its eleventy-first birthday.

Aug
28
2017

Tickets Alert: Old Oak Common railway depot open day

This coming September will be a very rare chance to go onto the site of one of London's larger railway depots, to mark its eleventy-first birthday.

May
09
2017

Trips in a rare steam train along a rarely used railway line

Imagine a steam train without a locomotive -- one where there is seemingly no form of propulsion save the telltale hint of a wisp of steam from the roof.

Aug
12
2014