Great Western Railway (pre-grouping)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Western_Railway_(pre-grouping)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:GWR
gptkbp:beganOperation	1838
gptkbp:ceased_operations	1947
gptkbp:convertedToStandardGauge	1892
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:engineer	gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
gptkbp:founded	1833
gptkbp:gauge	standard gauge broad gauge
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:Paddington,_London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Great Western Railway (pre-grouping)
gptkbp:locomotive_designer	gptkb:Charles_Collett gptkb:Daniel_Gooch gptkb:Frederick_Hawksworth gptkb:George_Jackson_Churchward gptkb:William_Dean
gptkbp:mainLine	London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:British_Railways
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:God's_Wonderful_Railway
gptkbp:notable_for	broad gauge railway
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Box_Tunnel gptkb:Maidenhead_Railway_Bridge gptkb:Royal_Albert_Bridge Paddington Station
gptkbp:notableEvent	Railway grouping of 1923
gptkbp:notablePublication	gptkb:GWR_Magazine
gptkbp:notableStation	gptkb:GWR_1400_Class gptkb:GWR_6000_Class gptkb:GWR_2800_Class gptkb:GWR_3700_Class gptkb:GWR_4000_Class gptkb:Cheltenham_Flyer gptkb:Cornish_Riviera_Express
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Swindon_Works
gptkbp:operates	freight trains passenger trains
gptkbp:predecessor	None (original company)
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:South_West_England gptkb:West_Midlands gptkb:South_Wales gptkb:Thames_Valley
gptkbp:servesCity	gptkb:Birmingham gptkb:Bristol gptkb:Cardiff gptkb:London gptkb:Oxford gptkb:Plymouth gptkb:Exeter
gptkbp:stockExchange	gptkb:London_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:British_Railways_Western_Region gptkb:Great_Western_Railway_(post-grouping)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Great_Western_Railway_(post-grouping)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8