Great Western Railway (historical)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Western_Railway_(historical)
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:GWR
gptkbp:beganOperation 1838
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1947
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:founded 1833
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Paddington,_London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Western Railway (historical)
gptkbp:livery Brunswick green
Chocolate and cream
gptkbp:mainLine London Paddington to Bristol
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:South_Wales_Railway
gptkb:Vale_of_Neath_Railway
gptkb:Birkenhead_Railway
gptkb:South_Devon_Railway
gptkb:West_Midland_Railway
gptkb:Bristol_and_Exeter_Railway
gptkbp:nationalized 1948
gptkbp:notable_carriage gptkb:GWR_autocoach
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Box_Tunnel
gptkb:Maidenhead_Railway_Bridge
gptkb:Royal_Albert_Bridge
gptkb:Sonning_Cutting
gptkbp:notableDirector gptkb:Charles_Collett
gptkb:Daniel_Gooch
gptkb:Frederick_Hawksworth
gptkb:William_Dean
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Cheltenham_Flyer
gptkb:Cornish_Riviera_Express
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Great_Western_Railway_Magazine
gptkbp:notableRoute gptkb:Cornish_Main_Line
gptkb:South_Wales_Main_Line
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:London_Paddington
gptkb:GWR_3700_Class
gptkb:Swindon
gptkb:Bristol_Temple_Meads
gptkb:Exeter_St_Davids
gptkb:GWR_4073_Class_Castle
gptkb:GWR_6000_Class_King
Reading
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Newton_Abbot_Works
gptkb:Wolverhampton_Works
gptkb:Swindon_Works
gptkbp:operates gptkb:England
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_Railways
gptkbp:trackGauge broad gauge (7 ft 1⁄4 in)
standard gauge (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marlow_railway_station
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6