List of Great Western Railway heritage sites
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Great Western Railway heritage sites are those places where stations, bridges and other infrastructure built by the Great Western Railway and its constituent railways can still be found. These may be heritage railways, museums, operational railway stations, or isolated listed structures.
Quick Facts History, 1869–92 ...
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1835 | Act of incorporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1838 | First train ran | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1869–92 | 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) Brunel gauge changed to 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1903 | Start of road motor services | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1923 | Keeps identity though the Grouping | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1935 | Centenary | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1948 | Nationalised | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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1948 | British Rail, Western Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Headquarters | Paddington station, London | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | England; Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Workshops | Swindon Wolverhampton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Major stations | Birmingham Snow Hill Bristol Temple Meads Cardiff General London Paddington Reading General | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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