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Great Western Railway (GWR) is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that operates the Greater Western passenger railway franchise. It manages 197 stations and its trains call at over 270.
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A Greater West for everyone. As one of the largest train companies in Britain, more than 100 million customers a year join us on board. When the Great Western Railway was built, it opened the West and Wales to trade and tourism. And now, along with our partners at Network Rail, we’re proud to have the chance to look after your railway.
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.
- First train ran
- Start of road motor services
- Act of Incorporation
- Paddington station, London
- Reading
- Bath Spa
- London Paddington
- Oxford
- Newton Abbot
Reading railway station was first a single-sided station and was originally the last stop on the Great Western Railway mainline when it opened in 1840. Change has been big, with the Queen twice opening important upgrades. The first was a £20 million redevelopment in 1989, with the second £897 million worth of changes that brought five new platforms...
This Grade II listed building was designed by Brunel and constructed in 1840. The Tudor-style station is asymmetrical in style and has curving gables. It’s been serving passengers along the Great Western Railway since it first opened, and still retains much of its original features. The footbridge over the river Avon was reconstructed in 1877 and t...
A temporary London Paddington opened in 1838, with Brunel’s vision becoming a reality in 1854 after two years of construction. The wrought iron and glass roof is iconic and still remains to this day, although the glass was replaced by polycarbonate glazing panels in the 1990s. Structural changes in the early 1900s saw an increase in size to create ...
GWR arrived in Oxford in 1844, with the opening of the original Grandpoint station. Three proposals were submitted from 1837 to 1842 before construction finally began. A new site was opened in 1852 with the original finally closing in 1872 after operating as a goods station. The current station was completely rebuilt in 1970, with a new main buildi...
A long and varied history. Since it first opened in 1846, the station has changed its name from Newton to Newton Abbott when it became part of the GWR in March 1877. New station plans were delayed until 1927 due to the first world war and redevelopment was needed in 1940 after a bombing during WWII. Platforms were removed in the 1990s and the lines...
First Great Western, is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which has services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. It also runs the Night Riviera overnight train between London and Penzance .
Stations and destinations. Stations and routes. Find out about our stations - from details on car parking and WiFi, to how to get involved in our station community scheme. Station information. View station information. GWR network map. Download the Great Western Railway network map and explore the Greater West. Wi-Fi at stations.
