For campaigners and residents of the North Somerset town of Portishead, it was a battle that began 25 years ago. Now they ...

A rapid-charging battery train trial, which could help end diesel operations on branch lines ... travelled by a battery train on a single charge in the UK. GWR managing director Mark Hopwood ...

and £25,000 to capture lost heritage surrounding Devon’s branch line railways. GWR said it is committed to helping schools, colleges, councils, and community and other not-for-profit ...

GWR hopes that the fast charge technology could one day see battery-powered trains in operation across the UK’s approximately 2,000 miles of 80-plus branch lines. GWR is using technology from ...