Great Western Main Line

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:category Rail transport in Berkshire
Rail transport in Bristol
Rail transport in London
Rail transport in Somerset
Rail transport in South Wales
Rail transport in Wiltshire
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Berks_and_Hants_Line
gptkb:Heathrow_Airport_branch
gptkb:South_Wales_Main_Line
gptkb:Cotswold_Line
gptkbp:convertedToStandardGauge 1892
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
gptkbp:electrification 25 kV AC overhead
gptkbp:endPoint gptkb:Cardiff_Central
gptkb:Bristol_Temple_Meads
gptkbp:hasStation gptkb:Bath_Spa
gptkb:Newport
gptkb:London_Paddington
gptkb:Cardiff_Central
gptkb:Didcot_Parkway
gptkb:Swindon
gptkb:Bristol_Temple_Meads
Reading
gptkbp:heritageStatus partly Grade I listed
gptkbp:historicalEvent broad gauge to standard gauge conversion in 1892
partial electrification completed in 2019
gptkbp:historicalSignificance broad gauge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Western Main Line
gptkbp:length 118 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:mapType green (on some maps)
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Wharncliffe_Viaduct
gptkb:Box_Tunnel
gptkb:Maidenhead_Railway_Bridge
gptkb:Sonning_Cutting
gptkbp:opened 1838
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Network_Rail
gptkb:Great_Western_Railway_(train_operating_company)
gptkbp:originalOperator gptkb:Great_Western_Railway
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:National_Rail_network
gptkbp:servesCity gptkb:Bristol
gptkb:Cardiff
gptkb:London
gptkb:Newport
gptkb:borough
gptkb:Swindon
Reading
gptkbp:startPoint gptkb:London_Paddington
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:trackGauge standard gauge
gptkbp:usedFor passenger services
freight services
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4