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talk. edit. The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838 with the initial route completed between London and Bristol in 1841.
Great Western Railway (GWR) is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that provides services in the Greater Western franchise area. It manages 197 stations and its trains call at over 270. GWR operates long-distance inter-city services along the Great Western Main Line to and from the West of England and South Wales, inter-city ...
The history of rail transport in Great Britain 1923–1947 covers the period when the British railway system was run by the Big Four group of companies – the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS); the Great Western Railway (GWR); the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER); and the Southern Railway (SR). The period includes the ...
The Big Four and their constituent companies, showing route mileage, were: Great Western Railway (GWR) Great Western Railway 3,005 miles (4,836 km) Cambrian Railways (Cambrian) 295 + 1⁄4 miles (475 km) Taff Vale Railway (TVR) 124 + 1⁄2 miles (200 km) Barry Railway (Barry) 68 miles (109 km)
It was later converted to standard gauge as the extension of the new Bala & Festiniog Railway after purchase by the Great Western Railway. Two locomotives were taken over, both being built by Manning Wardle. 1 Manning Wardle Wks No 259, 0-4-2ST, built 1868. 2 Manning Wardle Wks No 260, 0-4-2ST, built 1868.
♠ – Companies that were already operated by or leased to the GWR or one of the other absorbed railways before amalgamation. Note: This list is incomplete. ‡ – Companies operating wholly or partly on the 7 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in (2,140 mm) broad gauge at the time that they combined with the GWR. The broad gauge was finally abandoned on 21 May 1892.
The line was laid in 1840, but the location of the works was still undecided. Tracks were laid at Didcot in 1839 (chosen as Lord Wantage did not want the railway passing close to Abingdon) and for some time this seemed a more likely site. Gooch noted that the nearby Wilts & Berks Canal gave Swindon a direct connection with the Somerset Coalfield.
GWR 6000 Class. Water cap. Three preserved, remainder scrapped. The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 Class or King Class is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives designed for express passenger work and introduced in 1927. They were the largest locomotives built by the GWR, apart from the unique Pacific (The Great Bear).