The Great Western Railway is reborn with a new Pentagram-designed identity that rebrands train operating company First Great Western. But can looking back to the railway’s distinguished past help the ...

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 ...

Boats, bridges, railways - all things we use every day. But have you ever wondered how these structures are built? The people who design and build them are called engineers, and one of the most ...

Examining the story of the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the man who designed the world's fastest railway, longest suspension bridge and largest ship. Over 150 years on from his ...

A memorial window was erected in Westminster Abbey in 1868 to commemorate the famous engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Originally sited on the north side of the nave it was moved to the south side and ...