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Great Western Railway
Coat-of-arms of the Great Western Railway,incorporating the shields ofthe cities of London (left) and Bristol (right)
Coat-of-arms of the Great Western Railway,
incorporating the shields of
the cities of London (left) and Bristol (right)
History
1835 Act of Incorporation
1838 First train ran
1892 Broad gauge abandoned
1903 Start of road motor services
1904 City of Truro sets speed record
1948 Nationalised
Constituent companies
1854 Shrewsbury and Birmingham Ry
Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
1862 South Wales Railway
1863 West Midlands Railway
1876 Bristol and Exeter Railway
South Devon Railway
1889 Cornwall Railway
1922 Rhymney Railway
Taff Vale Railway
Cambrian Railway
1923 Midland & S W Junction Rwy
See full list of constituents of the Great Western Railway
Successor organisation
1948 Western Region
of British Railways
Key locations
Headquarters  Paddington station, London
Workshops Swindon
  Wolverhampton
Major stations Bristol Temple Meads
Cardiff General
London Paddington
Reading General
Route mileage
1841 171 miles (275 km)
1863 1,106 miles (1,780 km)
1876 2,023 miles (3,256 km)
1899 2,504 miles (4,030 km)
1921 2,900 miles (4,700 km)
1924 3,797 miles (6,111 km)
Mileage shown as at end of year stated. Source123

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1835 and Nationalised on 1 January 1948. During this time it amalgamated with, or purchased outright, many other railway companies. These are listed here in two groups. The early amalgamations (mostly between 1843 and 1900) were often railway companies that were already financially supported by the GWR. The Railways Act 1921 brought many new companies into the fold including many successful Welsh lines.

Key:

♠ – Companies that were already operated by or leased to the GWR or one of the other absorbed railways before amalgamation. Note: This list is incomplete.
♥ – Companies operating wholly or partly on the 7 ft 0¼ in (2,140 mm) broad gauge at the time that they combined with the GWR. The broad gauge was finally abandoned on 21 May 1892.

Contents

Early amalgamations and purchases

1921 Railways Act

The following companies were absorbed into the Great Western Railway as a result of the Railways Act 1921, however they were incorporated into the new larger business on the different dates shown.

References

  • MacDermot, E T (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, volume I 1833-1863. London: Great Western Railway. 
  • MacDermot, E T (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, volume II 1863-1921. London: Great Western Railway. 
  • (1956) The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 3: Absorbed Engines 1854-1921. The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. 

See also


The "Big Four" pre-nationalisation British railway companies
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█ Great Western • █ London Midland & Scottish • █ London & North Eastern • █ Southern

GWR constituents: Great Western Railway • Cambrian Railways • Taff Vale Railway
Barry Railway • Rhymney Railway • (Full list)
LNER constituents: Great Central • Great Eastern • Great Northern • Great North of Scotland
Hull & Barnsley • North British • North Eastern • (Full list)
LMS constituents: Caledonian • Furness • Glasgow & South Western • Highland
Lancashire & Yorkshire • London and North Western • Midland • North Staffordshire • (Full list)
SR constituents: London and South Western Railway • London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
South Eastern Railway • London, Chatham and Dover Railway • (Full list)

See also: History of rail transport in Great Britain 1923 - 1947 • List of companies involved in the grouping


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