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Stations and halts were some of the most photographed locations on the Great Western network. STEAM holds around 4000 of these photographs covering approximately 80% of all GWR stations. The images show stations in their infancy, as bustling termini and near to closure.
The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838 with the initial route completed between London and Bristol in 1841.
STEAM Museum of the GWR holds thousands of images relating to the Great Western Railway and British Railways (Western Region). These images cover a wide range of subjects including industrial engineering and social history, country views and people, as well as locomotives, trains and rolling stock.
Apr 18, 2013 · Steam locomotive introduction. T he Great Western Railway, known to GWR enthusiasts as God's Wonderful Railway, was Britain's oldest railway company until nationalisation in 1948. Created in 1835, the GWR began with a 7 feet 0ź inch broad gauge line from Bristol to London and grew into a network covering the South West, the Midlands and Wales.
Sungreen is a community site devoted to historical photographs around Lydney in the Forest of Dean, including some interesting railway shots. A Links page to railway photographers and archive photographic collections.
Feb 18, 2014 · The History of the Great Western Railway From an Act of Parliament in 1835 to nationalisation 1948, the Great Western Railway, also known as "God's Wonderful Railway", was the envy of the other railway companies in Britain 'Preserved Railway Sites' A list of all of the Standard and Narrow Gauge railways in the UK.
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By delving into the historical railway image archives and commissioning a photographer to capture the stations in their present-day glory, GWR has successfully showcased the gradual development of Britain’s railways over the past 70 years and presented them in a series of innovative visuals. Oxford Railway Station.
