Great Western Railway (original)

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

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:founder	gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:Paddington,_London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Great Western Railway (original)
gptkbp:incorporated	1835
gptkbp:livery	Brunswick green Chocolate and cream coaches
gptkbp:mainLine	London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:God's_Wonderful_Railway
gptkbp:nationalized	1948
gptkbp:notable_viaduct	gptkb:Cornwall_Railway_viaducts gptkb:Box_Tunnel gptkb:Sonning_Cutting
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Maidenhead_Railway_Bridge gptkb:Royal_Albert_Bridge
gptkbp:notableDirector	gptkb:Sir_Daniel_Gooch gptkb:Sir_James_Milne gptkb:Charles_Collett gptkb:Frederick_Hawksworth gptkb:George_Jackson_Churchward gptkb:William_Dean
gptkbp:notableEvent	Gauge conversion (broad to standard)
gptkbp:notableModel	gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
gptkbp:notablePublication	gptkb:GWR_Magazine
gptkbp:notableStation	gptkb:GWR_1400_Class gptkb:GWR_6000_Class gptkb:London_Paddington gptkb:Penzance gptkb:GWR_3700_Class gptkb:Swindon gptkb:GWR_4073_Class gptkb:Bristol_Temple_Meads gptkb:Cheltenham_Flyer gptkb:Cornish_Riviera_Express gptkb:Exeter_St_Davids Reading
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Swindon_Works
gptkbp:operated_area	gptkb:London gptkb:South_West_England gptkb:West_Midlands gptkb:South_Wales
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:British_Railways_Western_Region
gptkbp:trackGauge	broad gauge (7 ft 1⁄4 in) standard gauge (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Cotswold_Line
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5