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Revision as of 08:30, 9 November 2011
 Coat-of-arms of the Great Western Railway, incorporating the shields of the cities of London (left) and Bristol (right) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| 1835 | Act of Incorporation |
| 1838 | First train ran |
| 1869–92 | 84 (Broad gauge) changed to 56.5 (Standard gauge) |
| 1903 | Start of road motor services |
| 1904 | City of Truro sets speed record |
| 1948 | Nationalised |
| Constituent companies See full list of constituents of the GWR | |
| 1854 | Shrewsbury and Birmingham Ry Shrewsbury and Chester Railway |
| 1862 | South Wales Railway |
| 1863 | West Midland Railway |
| 1876 | Bristol and Exeter Railway South Devon Railway |
| 1889 | Cornwall Railway |
| 1922 | Rhymney Railway Taff Vale Railway Cambrian Railway |
| 1923 | Midland & S W Junction Railway |
| Successor organisation | |
| 1948 | Western Region of British Railways |
| Key locations | |
| Headquarters | Paddington station, London |
| Workshops | Swindon Wolverhampton |
| Major stations | Bristol Temple Meads Cardiff General London Paddington Reading General |
| Route mileage Mileage shown as at end of year stated.[1][2][3] | |
| 1841 | 171 miles (275 km) |
| 1863 | 1,106 miles (1,780 km) |
| 1876 | 2,023 miles (3,256 km) |
| 1899 | 2,504 miles (4,030 km) |
| 1921 | 2,900 miles (4,700 km) |
| 1924 | 3,797 miles (6,111 km) |
Template documentationThis Infobox is based on {{Infobox}} and is used in the Great Western Railway series of articles.
References
- ^ MacDermot, E T (1927). "Appendix 1". History of the Great Western Railway, volume I 1833-1863. London: Great Western Railway.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) Reprinted 1982, Ian Allan, ISBN 0-7110-0411-0 - ^ MacDermot, E T (1931). "Appendix 1". History of the Great Western Railway, volume II 1863-1921. London: Great Western Railway.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) Reprinted 1982, Ian Allan, ISBN 0-711004-12-9 - ^ "A brief review of the Company's hundred years of business". Great Western Railway Magazine. 47 (9). Great Western Railway: 495–499. 1935.