and last used by Great Western Railway in April 2019. Owner, Porterbrook, has donated it to 125 Group, which is preserving trains for future operation. It set the world diesel rail speed record ...

A trial by Great Western Railway (GWR) for rapid-charging battery trains is underway, as part of plans to phase out diesel engines. The initiative was launched in February 2022, with the trials ...

on unelectrified stretches of track – with a view to the entire rail network going diesel-free. Siemens is also developing ...

GWR also tested its own battery train earlier ... to ensure passengers would be safe in an emergency. Current diesel-electric trains are designed to draw their power from overhead lines on ...