former Great Western Railway main lines

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The former Great Western Railway main lines are the historic principal railway routes in western and southwestern Britain that once formed the core of the Great Western Railway network and later underpinned services in British Railways’ Western Region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical transport infrastructure
railway main line network
connectsCity Bristol
London
linked to: London, England
connectsRegion South Wales
South West England
linked to: southwest England

West Midlands
country United Kingdom
electrificationStatus partially electrified
formedCoreOf Great Western Railway network
gauge standard gauge
historicalGauge broad gauge
historicalOwner Great Western Railway
historicalPeriod 19th century
20th century
infrastructureType double-track railway
laterOwner British Railways
linked to: British Rail
locatedIn southwestern Britain
western Britain
notableEngineeringAssociation Isambard Kingdom Brunel
operatorAtPeak Great Western Railway
partOf Great Western Railway network
primaryFunction long-distance passenger transport
regionServed Western Region of British Railways
secondaryFunction freight transport
status historically reclassified under later operators
partly still in use
successorOperator British Railways Western Region
underpinnedServicesOf British Railways Western Region
usedBy British Railways Western Region
Great Western Railway

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British Railways Western Region usesInfrastructure former Great Western Railway main lines
Box Tunnel partOf Great Western Railway main route to the West Country
linked to: former Great Western Railway main lines
St Erth railway station locatedOn Great Western Main Line (historical GWR network in Cornwall)
linked to: former Great Western Railway main lines
Theale railway station locatedOn Great Western Main Line (west of Reading, on Berks and Hants route)
linked to: former Great Western Railway main lines