Great Western Railway (after 1922)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Western_Railway_(after_1922)

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:founded	1833
gptkbp:gauge	standard gauge
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Paddington,_London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Great Western Railway (after 1922)
gptkbp:livery	chocolate and cream
gptkbp:mainLine	gptkb:Great_Western_Main_Line
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:South_Wales_Railway gptkb:Barry_Railway gptkb:Vale_of_Neath_Railway gptkb:Alexandra_(Newport_and_South_Wales)_Docks_and_Railway gptkb:Taff_Vale_Railway gptkb:Cambrian_Railways gptkb:Monmouthshire_Railway_and_Canal_Company gptkb:Rhymney_Railway gptkb:Bristol_and_Exeter_Railway
gptkbp:nationalized	1948
gptkbp:network_length_(1922)	over 3,000 miles
gptkbp:notable_locomotive_class	gptkb:Castle_Class gptkb:Hall_Class gptkb:King_Class gptkb:Pannier_Tank
gptkbp:notableDirector	gptkb:Sir_Daniel_Gooch gptkb:Sir_James_Milne gptkb:Sir_Charles_Collett gptkb:Frederick_Hawksworth gptkb:George_Jackson_Churchward Sir William Stanier Sir Felix Pole Sir William Dean
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Grouping_of_1923 Nationalization in 1948
gptkbp:notableFeature	heritage preservation distinctive architecture iconic branding broad gauge legacy
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Cornish_Riviera_Express gptkb:Cambrian_Coast_Express gptkb:Cheltenham_Spa_Express gptkb:Pembroke_Coast_Express gptkb:Torbay_Express South Wales Pullman
gptkbp:notableModel	gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
gptkbp:notablePublication	gptkb:Great_Western_Railway_Magazine
gptkbp:notableStation	gptkb:Plymouth gptkb:London_Paddington gptkb:Cardiff_Central gptkb:Swindon gptkb:Bristol_Temple_Meads Reading
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Newton_Abbot_Works gptkb:Wolverhampton_Works gptkb:Swindon_Works Reading Signal Works
gptkbp:operates	freight trains passenger trains
gptkbp:predecessor	Great Western Railway (pre-1922)
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:West_of_England gptkb:London gptkb:South_West_England gptkb:West_Midlands gptkb:South_Wales
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:British_Railways_Western_Region
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Taff_Vale_Railway_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8