Great Western Railway (historically)

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:GWR
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 (historically)
gptkbp:incorporated	1835
gptkbp:livery	Brunswick green Chocolate and cream (coaches)
gptkbp:main_engineer	gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
gptkbp:mainLine	London Paddington to Bristol
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Western_Region_of_British_Railways
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:God's_Wonderful_Railway
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Box_Tunnel gptkb:Maidenhead_Railway_Bridge gptkb:Royal_Albert_Bridge gptkb:Sonning_Cutting
gptkbp:notableEvent	Gauge conversion (1892) Nationalisation (1948)
gptkbp:notableInvention	Atmospheric railway (experimental) Broad gauge railway Standardised locomotive design
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Charles_Collett gptkb:Daniel_Gooch gptkb:Frederick_Hawksworth gptkb:George_Jackson_Churchward gptkb:William_Dean gptkb:Charles_Saunders
gptkbp:notablePublication	gptkb:Great_Western_Railway_Magazine
gptkbp:notableStation	gptkb:London_Paddington gptkb:GWR_3700_Class gptkb:Swindon gptkb:Bristol_Temple_Meads gptkb:Cornish_Riviera_Express gptkb:Flying_Dutchman gptkb:GWR_4073_Class_Castle gptkb:GWR_6000_Class_King Reading
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Wolverhampton_Works gptkb:Swindon_Works
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:London gptkb:South_West_England gptkb:West_Midlands gptkb:South_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:Broadway_railway_station
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7