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| headerstyle = background:#ddd
| title = [[Great Western Railway]]
| image1 = [[File:Coat of arms of the Great Western Railway.svg|frameless|upright=0.75]]
| caption1 = [[Logo]] of the Great Western Railway, incorporating the [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|shields]], [[Crest (heraldry)|crests]] and [[motto]]es of the cities of [[City of London Corporation|London]] ''(left)'' and [[Bristol City Council|Bristol]] ''(right)''
| image2 = [[File:Map_of_Great_Western_Railway_1920.jpg|frameless]]
| caption2 = Map of the railway pre-grouping (1920)
| image3 = [[File:Map_of_Great_Western_Railway_1926.jpg|frameless]]
| caption3 = Map of the railway post-grouping (1926)
|header1 = History
| label2 = 1835
| data2 = [[Act of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Act]] of incorporation
| label3 = 1838
| data3 = First train ran
| label4 = 1869–92
| data4 = {{Track gauge|84.25in|lk=on|al=on}}<br />[[Track gauge conversion|changed]] to<br />{{Track gauge|56.5in|allk=on}}
| label5 = 1903
| data5 = Start of [[GWR road motor services|road motor services]]
| label7 = 1923
| data7 = Keeps identity though the [[Railways Act 1921|Grouping]]
| label8 = 1935
| data8 = Centenary
| label9 = 1948
| data9 = [[Transport Act 1947|Nationalised]]


|header10 = Successor organisation
| title = [[Great Western Railway]]
| label11 = 1948
|
| image = [[File:Coat of arms of the Great Western Railway.png|frameless]]
| data11 = [[British Rail]], [[Western Region of British Railways|Western Region]]
| caption = [[Coat-of-arms]] of the Great Western Railway, incorporating the [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|shields]], [[Crest (heraldry)|crests]] and [[motto]]es of the cities of [[City of London Corporation|London]] ''(left)'' and [[Bristol City Council|Bristol]] ''(right)''
|
| header1 = History


{{collapsed infobox section begin|Constituent companies|titlestyle=background-color:#ddd}}
| label2 = 1835
| data21 = <span style="font-size:95%;">See full [[list of constituents of the Great Western Railway|list of constituents of the GWR]]</span>
| data2 = [[Act of Parliament|Act]] of Incorporation
| label3 = 1838
| label22 = 1854
| data22 = [[Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway]]<br />[[Shrewsbury and Chester Railway]]
| data3 = First train ran
| label4 = 1869–92
| label23 = 1862
| data23 = [[South Wales Railway]]
| data4 = {{Track gauge|84.25in|lk=on|al=on}}<br />[[Track gauge conversion|changed]] to<br />{{Track gauge|56.5in|allk=on}}
| label5 = 1903
| label24 = 1863
| data24 = [[West Midland Railway]]
| data5 = Start of [[GWR road motor services|road motor services]]
| label6 = 1904
| label25 = 1876
| data25 = [[Bristol and Exeter Railway]]<br />[[South Devon Railway Company|South Devon Railway]]
| data6 = ''[[GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro|City of Truro]]'' sets speed record
| label7 = 1948
| label26 = 1889
| data26 = [[Cornwall Railway]]
| data7 = [[Nationalisation|Nationalised]]
| label27 = 1922
|
| data27 = [[Rhymney Railway]]<br />[[Taff Vale Railway]]<br />[[Cambrian Railways]]
| header8 = Constituent companies<br /><small>See full [[list of constituents of the Great Western Railway|list of constituents of the GWR]]</small>
| label28 = 1923
|
| data28 = [[Midland and South Western Junction Railway|Midland & S W Junction Railway]]
| label9 = 1854
{{collapsed infobox section end}}
| data9 = [[Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway|Shrewsbury and Birmingham Ry]]<br />[[Shrewsbury and Chester Railway]]

| label10 = 1862
|header30 = Key locations
| data10 = [[South Wales Railway]]
| label31 = Headquarters
| label11 = 1863
| data31 = [[London Paddington station|Paddington station]], London
| data11 = [[West Midland Railway]]
| label12 = 1876
| label32 = Locale
| data32 = England; Wales
| data12 = [[Bristol and Exeter Railway]]<br />[[South Devon Railway Company|South Devon Railway]]
| label13 = 1889
| label33 = Workshops
| data33 = [[Swindon Works|Swindon]]<br />[[Wolverhampton railway works|Wolverhampton]]
| data13 = [[Cornwall Railway]]
| label34 = Major stations
| label14 = 1922
| data34 = [[Birmingham Snow Hill railway station|Birmingham Snow Hill]]<br />[[Bristol Temple Meads railway station|Bristol Temple Meads]]<br />[[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff General]]<br />[[London Paddington station|London Paddington]]<br />[[Reading railway station|Reading General]]
| data14 = [[Rhymney Railway]]<br />[[Taff Vale Railway]]<br />[[Cambrian Railways]]

| label15 = 1923
{{collapsed infobox section begin|Route mileage|titlestyle=background-color:#ddd}}
| data15 = [[Midland and South Western Junction Railway|Midland & S W Junction Railway]]
| data42 = <span style="font-size:95%;">Mileage shown as at end of year stated</span><ref name=MacD1>{{cite book| last = MacDermot| first = E T| title = History of the Great Western Railway, volume I 1833-1863| publisher = Great Western Railway |year=1927 | location = London | chapter=Appendix 1 }} Reprinted 1982, Ian Allan, {{ISBN|0-7110-0411-0}}</ref><ref name=MacD2>{{cite book| last = MacDermot| first = E T| title = History of the Great Western Railway, volume II 1863-1921| publisher = Great Western Railway |year=1931 | location = London | chapter=Appendix 1 }} Reprinted 1982, Ian Allan, {{ISBN|0-711004-12-9}}</ref><ref name=GWCentenaryB>{{cite journal| title = A brief review of the Company's hundred years of business|journal = Great Western Railway Magazine| volume = 47| issue = 9| pages = 495–499| publisher = Great Western Railway| year = 1935}}</ref><ref name="RYB1920">{{Cite book |title=The Railway Year Book for 1920 |publisher=The Railway Publishing Company Limited |year=1920 |location=London |pages=154}}</ref><ref name="RYB1926">{{Cite book |title=The Railway Year Book for 1926 |publisher=The Railway Publishing Company Limited |year=1926 |location=London |pages=154–172}}</ref>
|
| label43 = 1841
| header16 = Successor organisation
| data43 = {{convert|171|mi|km}}
|
| label17 = 1948
| label44 = 1863
| data44 = {{convert|1106|mi|km}}
| data17 = [[Western Region of British Railways|Western Region]]<br />of [[British Railways]]
| label45 = 1876
|
| data45 = {{convert|2023|mi|km}}
| header18 = Key locations
| label46 = 1899
|
| data46 = {{convert|2504|mi|km}}
| label19 = Headquarters
| label47 = 1919
| data19 = Paddington station, [[London]]
| data47 = {{convert|2996|mi|68|chain}}
| label20 = Workshops
| label48 = 1921
| data20 = [[Swindon railway works|Swindon]]<br />[[Wolverhampton railway works|Wolverhampton]]
| data48 = {{convert|3005|mi|km}}
| label21 = Major stations
| label49 = 1924
| data21 = [[Birmingham Snow Hill station|Birmingham Snow Hill]]<br />[[Bristol Temple Meads railway station|Bristol Temple Meads]]<br />[[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff General]]<br />[[London Paddington station|London Paddington]]<br />[[Reading railway station|Reading General]]
| data49 = {{convert|3797|mi|km}}
|
| label50 = 1925
| header22 = Route mileage<br /><small>Mileage shown as at end of year stated.<ref name=MacD1>{{cite book| last = MacDermot| first = E T| title = History of the Great Western Railway, volume I 1833-1863| publisher = Great Western Railway |year=1927 | location = London | chapter=Appendix 1 |ref=harv }} Reprinted 1982, Ian Allan, {{ISBN|0-7110-0411-0}}</ref><ref name=MacD2>{{cite book| last = MacDermot| first = E T| title = History of the Great Western Railway, volume II 1863-1921| publisher = Great Western Railway |year=1931 | location = London | chapter=Appendix 1 |ref=harv }} Reprinted 1982, Ian Allan, {{ISBN|0-711004-12-9}}</ref><ref name=GWCentenaryB>{{cite journal| title = A brief review of the Company's hundred years of business|journal = Great Western Railway Magazine| volume = 47| issue = 9| pages = 495–499| publisher = Great Western Railway| year = 1935}}</ref></small>
| data50 = {{convert|3819|mi|69|chain}}
|
{{collapsed infobox section end}}
| label23 = 1841

| data23 = {{convert|171|mi|km}}
|header51 = {{navbar|Template:Infobox GWR}}
| label24 = 1863
| data24 = {{convert|1106|mi|km}}
| label25 = 1876
| data25 = {{convert|2023|mi|km}}
| label26 = 1899
| data26 = {{convert|2504|mi|km}}
| label27 = 1921
| data27 = {{convert|2900|mi|km}}
| label28 = 1924
| data28 = {{convert|3797|mi|km}}


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Latest revision as of 00:40, 29 May 2024

Great Western Railway
Logo of the Great Western Railway, incorporating the shields, crests and mottoes of the cities of London (left) and Bristol (right)
Map of the railway pre-grouping (1920)
Map of the railway post-grouping (1926)
History
1835Act of incorporation
1838First train ran
1869–927 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) Brunel gauge
changed to
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
1903Start of road motor services
1923Keeps identity though the Grouping
1935Centenary
1948Nationalised
Successor organisation
1948British Rail, Western Region
Constituent companies
See full list of constituents of the GWR
1854Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway
Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
1862South Wales Railway
1863West Midland Railway
1876Bristol and Exeter Railway
South Devon Railway
1889Cornwall Railway
1922Rhymney Railway
Taff Vale Railway
Cambrian Railways
1923Midland & S W Junction Railway
Key locations
HeadquartersPaddington station, London
LocaleEngland; Wales
WorkshopsSwindon
Wolverhampton
Major stationsBirmingham Snow Hill
Bristol Temple Meads
Cardiff General
London Paddington
Reading General
Route mileage
Mileage shown as at end of year stated[1][2][3][4][5]
1841171 miles (275 km)
18631,106 miles (1,780 km)
18762,023 miles (3,256 km)
18992,504 miles (4,030 km)
19192,996 miles 68 chains (4,823.0 km)
19213,005 miles (4,836 km)
19243,797 miles (6,111 km)
19253,819 miles 69 chains (6,147.5 km)
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