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Fast-charged and it's go, go, go! Our record-breaking battery train is now in passenger service. Operating between West Ealing and Greenford, it shows the potential benefits of fast-charge technology to regional rail in the UK. #SustainableTransport #BatteryTrains #RailInnovation #FutureOfTransport

🐶Station Jim has returned!🐶 Today we pawsed for a celebration, as we welcomed Jim back to his forever home at Slough station. The much loved station mascot has been lovingly restored and given a bespoke new cabinet so he can go on delighting visitors for years to come. Welcome home #StationJim

Celebrate the season in style with our new Pullman Dining Christmas menu, available on weekdays from 1st to 23rd December. It's brimming with festive flavours, to make your GWR journey merry and bright! Visit GWR.com/Pullman to make your reservation.

Ahead of tomorrow's Armistice Day commemorations, we wanted to share some words from the man who inspired Poppies to Paddington back in 2020, Iain Henderson. Tomorrow will be the sixth year that we've carried poppy wreaths from across the GWR network to lay at the war memorial in London Paddington, to remember those who served and sacrificed for our country. #ArmisticeDay #Remembrance #PoppiesToPaddington

👻Apologetic ghosts and a bit of light witchcraft anyone? In the first episode of the Great Escapes travel podcast, Isy Suttie got banged up in Britain's most haunted prison, home to the Krays and where the ghosts say sorry! 🎧Listen at https://pod.co/great-escapes or search 'Great Escapes with Isy and Dan on your favourite podcast platform. #GreatEscapesPodcast #TravelPodcast #IsySuttie #DanSkinner #SheptonMallet #sheptonmalletprison #ghosthunt

Last night, we charged ahead and set a WORLD RECORD for the furthest distance travelled by battery-electric train on a single charge! ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ Not only did we smash the previous record of 139 miles set by Stadler in 2021, but we registered an incredible 200 miles! A fitting achievement in the year that the industry celebrates 200 years since the birth of the modern railway! 🔋 🔋🔋🔋🔋🔋🔋🔋🔋🔋🔋🔋 @railway200 #batterytrain #worldrecord #worldrecordholder

It's come home (again)! We couldn't be prouder of our magnificent #lionesses. So much so, we just had to update our Lionesses livery on Intercity Express Train 800316! 🚄 @mayorhelengodwin@bristolcityfc@brfc_official #euro2025 #englandfootball #WomensEuro2025 #WEURO2025

Bristol International Balloon Fiesta returns 8-10 August. #BIBF2025 #BristolBalloonFiesta

We were proud to name Intercity Express Train 802022 in honour of Cyril Bleasdale OBE, one of Britain’s most influential railway figures. Cyril, who died in 2022 aged 88, helped to shape the future of British Rail by launching its famed InterCity sector back in 1982. We welcomed his widow Katy to Paddington to unveil his train and officially announce him as our latest Great Westerner. #GWR #GreatWesterner #Railway200

🔋 Power up 🔋 There’s nothing ordinary about our fast-charge battery trial. Our battery cell technology combines safety, long life and high performance, pulling from the best of lithium-ion tech. See how they could power new trains to replace older diesel trains. 📄 Read our full white paper: gwr.com/fast-charge-whitepaper #SustainableTransport #BatteryTrains #RailInnovation #FutureOfTransport

👀 Sorry Spotters 👀 No, we’re not going to see underground trains replacing current trains on the mainline – but this one has done a great job acting as the testbed for proving our fast-charge battery technology⚡🚆📄 Read our full white paper: gwr.com/fast-charge-whitepaper #SustainableTransport #BatteryTrains #RailInnovation #FutureOfTransport

In the latest video in our Secrets of the South West series, Alfie Watts travels around the GWR network to find out where is the 'most instagrammable spot'! Watch until the end to find out the answer. Do you agree? Where in the South West and Wales is most likely to end up on your feed? #secretsofthesouthwest #gwradventures

🚄 Charging Ahead 🚄 Our Innovation team’s year-long trial shows potential benefits of fast-charge battery trains to regional rail in the UK ⚡🚆 Cleaner and ready to replace diesel. 📄 Read our full white paper: gwr.com/fast-charge-whitepaper #SustainableTransport #BatteryTrains #RailInnovation #FutureOfTransport

Jam or Cream? #NationalCreamTeaDay

Our new Pullman Dining summer menu has arrived! Delicious new dishes are available for lunch and dinner, on select services between London Paddington and Plymouth or Swansea. For more information and to make your reservation, visit GWR.com/Pullman