First look at new Great British Railways train ahead of move to public ownership

A Southern Class 387 train in Brighton was given the makeover ahead of the operator’s services entering public ownership on ...

First Great British Railway branded train unveiled

The first train displaying Great British Railways (GBR) branding has been unveiled. A Southern Class 387 train in Brighton ...
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Great British Railways is launched, after a fashion – but what happens next?

The 6.14am service that runs each Sunday from London Waterloo station to Shepperton rarely carries many passengers. But this weekend, hundreds of rail enthusiasts will board that train, which meanders ...
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Enthusiasts chart history of Britain's railways

The history of Britain's modern railways has been charted in a book celebrating their 200-year anniversary. Enthusiasts across Essex and Suffolk designed the 45-page text with the help of children ...
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£4.8 million in rail innovation is set to modernise Britain’s railways

The UK government has allocated £4.8 million in funding to a competition that will accelerate innovation across the rail ...

The Best Heritage Steam Railways To Visit in the UK

If you were to take a trip to the United Kingdom, you might find that there is a curious love for historic steam engines and ...
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Full steam ahead as Britain marks the bicentenary of a world-changing rail journey

LONDON (AP) — The historic British train journey that laid the foundations for much of the modern age is being celebrated Saturday on the 200th anniversary. On Sept. 27, 1825, the first steam powered ...