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Class 800 of LNER (left) next to a InterCity 125 of CrossCountry (right) at Leeds. As part of the UK Government's Intercity Express Programme (IEP), the Class 800 units were built as partial replacements for the InterCity 125 trains which at the time operated services on the Great Western Main Line and the East Coast Main Line, as well as the InterCity 225 trains which currently operate ...
The whole company was rebranded Great Western Railway (GWR) on 20 September 2015, [28] with the introduction of a green livery in recognition of the former Great Western Railway which existed between 1835 and 1947. [29] [30] The new livery was introduced when HST interiors were refurbished, and on sleeper carriages and Class 57/6 locomotives. [31]
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A preserved GWR 4500 Class steam locomotive, showing power classification "C" on a yellow route restriction disc, on the upper cab side-sheet. On 1 July 1905 the Great Western Railway (GWR) introduced a system for denoting both the haulage capabilities and the weight restrictions which applied to their various classes of locomotive.
British Rail Class 121 British Rail Class 122: Fleet numbers: 1–38: Capacity: 44–70 seats: Operators: Great Western Railway British Railways: Lines served: Western Region: Specifications; Maximum speed: 63 mph (101 km/h) to 80 mph (130 km/h) HVAC: steam heating: Track gauge: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway. Vol. Part 1. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. Reed, P.J.T. (December 1956). Absorbed Engines, 1854-1921. The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway. Vol. Part 3. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. LeFleming, H.M. (April 1958). Six-Coupled Tank Engines. The Locomotives of the ...
The first Locomotives of the Great Western Railway (GWR) were specified by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, but Daniel Gooch was soon appointed as the railway's Locomotive Superintendent. He designed several different 7 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in ( 2,140 mm ) broad gauge types for the growing railway, such as the Firefly and later Iron Duke Class .
The British Rail Class 802 [13] [14] is a type of high-speed bi-mode multiple-unit passenger train designed and produced by the Japanese manufacturer Hitachi Rail.It has been operated by Great Western Railway, TransPennine Express, and Hull Trains; each of these train operating companies has given its own units a unique brand: Great Western Railway's units are branded Intercity Express Trains ...