A blue plaque celebrating the life of the Great Western Railway's first locomotive driver has been unveiled in Swindon. James 'Jim' Hurst, was appointed as the GWR's first locomotive shunter in 1837 ...

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South Western Railway has teamed up with the founder of Non-League Day to encourage football fans to support their local clubs. James Doe, who works for the rail company, started the grassroots ...

A 2.5-metre sunfish has washed ashore on Western Australia's south coast. Sunfish are among the heaviest fish alive and can grow to more than 3 metres in length. A giant sunfish that washed up on ...

Thameslink and services between Brighton and London South Western Railway services between Southampton, Portsmouth and London Waterloo Great Western Railway services between Portsmouth Harbour and ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Many will be quick to celebrate the legacy of steam engines and the old red lion railway logo, but there's one bit of Britain's railway that perhaps doesn't get enough praise - British Rail.

South Western Railway ordered 90 Arterio trains in 2017 and the aim was to have the first ones enter service from mid-2019. SWR promised the new trains would “transform every journey on our ...

Many will be quick to celebrate the legacy of steam engines and the old red lion railway logo, but there’s one bit of Britain’s railway that perhaps doesn’t get enough praise – British Rail.

We are prepared to facilitate their discussion,” the statement added. The western embassies further called on all South Sudan’s leaders to avoid unilateral actions, to reject the use of ...

Elsewhere in the South Region, a First Four meeting between No. 11 seeds North Carolina and San Diego State will create a difficult first-round matchup for No. 6 seed Ole Miss, which is back in ...

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — A special education teacher and soccer coach at Downers Grove South High School is facing three sexual abuse charges after allegations involving a 15-year-old. Christina ...