The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the south west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835, and ran its first trains three years later.

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  • The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the south west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835, and ran its first trains three years later. It was engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel who chose a broad gauge of 7 ft 0+⁄4 in (2,140 mm), but from 1862 a series of amalgamations saw it also operate 4 ft 8+⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge trains; the last broad gauge services were operated in 1892. The GWR was the only company to keep its identity through the Railways Act 1921 which amalgamated it with the remaining independent railways within its territory, and it was finally wound up at the end of 1947 when it was nationalised and became the Western Region of British Railways. The GWR was known admiringly to some as "God's Wonderful Railway" and jocularly to others as the "Great Way Round", but it gained great fame as the "Holiday Line", taking huge numbers of people to resorts in South West England. In 1999, in recognition of the railway's historical importance, parts of the original Great Western Main Line were added to UNESCO's tentative World Heritage Sites list. The company's locomotives, many of which were built in the company’s workshops at Swindon, were painted a Brunswick green colour, while for most of its existence it used a two-tone "chocolate and cream" livery for its carriages. Wagons were painted red but this was later changed to mid-grey. The Great Western's trains included long-distance express services such as the Flying Dutchman, the Cornish Riviera Express and the Cheltenham Spa Express, but it also ran suburban and rural services including many operated by steam railmotors or autotrains. The company championed the use of larger, more economic goods wagons than were usual in the United Kingdom. It also operated a network of road motor (bus) routes, was a part of the Railway Air Services, and owned ships, docks and hotels.
  • Die Great Western Railway (GWR) war eine britische Eisenbahngesellschaft, die von 1833 bis 1947 existierte. Sie verband London mit Südwestengland, Westengland und Südwales. Die GWR war die einzige Gesellschaft, die nach der Neuordnung des britischen Eisenbahnwesens im Jahr 1923 unter der gleichen Bezeichnung weiterexistierte. 1948 ging sie in der staatlichen Gesellschaft British Rail auf. Die heutige First Great Western bedient im Wesentlichen das gleiche Gebiet und nimmt mit ihrem Namen Bezug auf die Vorgängerin. Im Volksmund hieß die GWR scherzhaft „God's Wonderful Railway“ (Gottes wunderbare Eisenbahn) oder auch „Great Way Round“ (Großartiger Weg rundherum), da die ersten Strecken teilweise mit großen Umwegen errichtet worden waren. In den ersten Jahrzehnten wich die Spurweite der GWR-Strecken von jener der übrigen Gesellschaften ab, sie betrug 2140 mm. Bis 1892 wurden die Strecken dann auf die Normalspur von 1435 mm umgebaut.
  • Great Western Railway (GWR) fou una companyia de ferrocarril de la Gran Bretanya que va enllaçar Londres amb el sud-oest i oest d'Anglaterra i amb Gal·les. Fou fundada el 1833 i els seus trens començaren a circular tres anys després. El seu enginyer fou Isambard Kingdom Brunel. GWR va ser l'única empresa a mantenir la seva identitat després de la llei de ferrocarrils de 1921 (Railways Act 1921) i es va mantenir independent fins a finals de 1947 quan fou nacionalitzada i va esdevenir Western Region of British Railways.
  • La Great Western Railway (ou Grand Chemin de fer de l'Ouest) était une compagnie ferroviaire britannique créée en 1833 pour desservir, à partir de Londres, les régions ouest de l'Angleterre et le sud du Pays de Galles. Considérée comme la compagnie ferroviaire britannique par excellence, elle a gardé son indépendance lors du regroupement d'autres compagnies en 1923 mais fut intégrée aux British Railways lors de la nationalisation des chemins de fer en 1948.
  • La Great Western Railway era una compagnia ferroviaria britannica creata nel 1833 per servire, a partire da Londra le regioni dell'ovest dell'Inghilterra e il sud del Galles. Considerata la compagnia britannica per eccellenza, riuscì a salvaguardare la sua indipendenza durante il raggruppamento delle compagnie nel 1923 ma fu integrata nella British Railway in occasione della nazionalizzazione delle ferrovie nel 1948. Creata a Bristol nel 1833, rispondeva al bisogno di congiungere i grandi porti dell'ovest come Liverpool con Londra. Il primo ingegnere fu Isambard Kingdom Brunel che decise d'utilizzare lo scartamento largo di 2.140 millimetri, molto superiore a quello poi divenuto standard e che richiedeva un materiale specifico. Garantiva una migliore capacità di trasporto e una velocità più elevata degli altri sistemi ferroviari, ma aveva costi maggiori, richiedeva più larghi raggi di curvatura e male si adattava ai percorsi accidentati. Il primo tratto fu il percorso tra la stazione londinese di Paddington fino a Taplow presso Maidenhead. La linea completa fino a Bristol Temple Meads fu aperta nel 1841. Un convoglio della great Western Railway fu il protagonista dell'opera "pioggia vapore e velocità" del celebre pittore inglese William Turner.
  • ファイル:GWR Shield white bg. JPG グレート・ウェスタン鉄道の紋章の楯 ファイル:Bristol Temple Meads approach road (750px). jpg グレート・ウェスタン鉄道の最初の終着駅であった、ブリストル・テンプル・ミーズ駅（Bristol Temple Meads railway station）（写真の左側の建物） ファイル:Railway bridge Maidenhead. jpeg グレート・ウェスタン鉄道線に建設された土木構造物の1つで、当時レンガアーチ橋として最大のスパンをもっていたメインヘッド鉄道橋（Maidenhead Railway Bridge） グレート・ウェスタン鉄道（グレート・ウェスタンてつどう、英 GWR: Great Western Railway）は、ロンドンとイングランド南西部、南ウェールズ地方とを結んでいた、イギリスのかつての鉄道会社である。1833年に設立され、1923年の鉄道会社の4大グループ化（Railways Act 1921）でも独立を維持し、1948年に国有化されてイギリス国鉄のウェスタン・リージョン（Western Region）となった。グレート・ウェスタン鉄道の路線に相当する現在の路線についてはグレート・ウェスタン本線を参照。 GWRという略称にちなんで、しばしば「神の素晴らしい鉄道」（God's Wonderful Railway）と呼ばれたり、あるいは初期の路線が目的地へ直進していなかったことから冗談で「大遠回り」（Great Way Round）と呼ばれたり、また支線のいくつかは必要な時に随時運行していたことから「準備ができれば出発」（Goes When Ready）と呼ばれたりしていた。また多くの人々を南西部の行楽地へ輸送していたことから「休日線」（Holiday Line）という有名な名前もあった。会社のよく知られた塗装は独特のもので、機関車はインディアン・レッド（indian red）の台枠（後に黒になった）に濃緑色（middle chrome green）の車体で、客車はチョコレートとクリームのツートーンであった。 1999年、この鉄道の歴史的な重要性を鑑みて、文化・報道・スポーツ省（Department for Culture, Media and Sport）はグレート・ウェスタン鉄道の一部をUNESCOの世界遺産暫定リストに登録した。2006年現在、ブルネルの生誕200年を記念して、世界遺産への推薦はイングリッシュ・ヘリテッジによって支持され、2007年にユネスコによって審査されることになった。
  • Great Western Railway, GWR, pl. Wielka Zachodnia Kolej Żelazna - brytyjska spółka kolejowa utworzona w 1833. Początkowo budowała i eksploatowała linie szerokotorowe o rozstawie 2 140 mm, później także normalnotorowe. Pracował dla niej inżynier Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Spółka została znacjonalizowana w 1947.
  • A Great Western Railway (GWR) foi uma empresa de ferrovia britânica e um notável exemplo de engenharia civil, ligando a cidade de Londres com West Country, Sudoeste da Inglaterra e Sul de Gales. Também ligava o norte do País de Gales a Londres. Ela foi fundada em 1833, manteve a sua identidade através de um agrupamento até 1923, antes de ser comprada pela Western Region of British Railways em 1948. Conhecida para alguns como "God's Wonderful Railway", e para outros como o "Great Way Round" (algumas de suas primeiras rotas não foram os mais diretos), que ganhou grande fama como o "Linha de Férias", tendo grande número de pessoas para resorts no sudoeste.
  • Файл:GWR broad gauge locomotives. jpg Ширококолейные паровозы Great Western Railway ожидают утилизации после перевода дороги на нормальную колею в 1892 году Большая западная железная дорога — это железная дорога находившаяся в Великобритании, связывавшая Юго-запад Англии, Западные земли и Южный Уэльс с Лондоном. Дорога основана в 1833 году и просуществовала по национализации железных дорог в 1948 году, после чего влилась в состав британских железных дорог. Файл:GWR 'Hall' 5972 'Olton Hall' at Doncaster Works. JPG Паровоз GWR 4900 Class Паровоз GWR 4900 Class с осевой формулой 2-3-0 снятый в фильмах о Гарри Поттере как паровоз ведущий Хогвартс-Экспресс регулярно эксплуатируется на Great Western Railway.
  • Great Western Railway, (GWR) var ett engelskt järnvägsföretag, som kopplade samman sydvästra England, den västra delen av landet och södra Wales med London. Det grundades 1833. GWR nationaliserades 1948 och blev del av British Rail. På nittiotalet privatiserades åter järnvägen under namnet First Great Western.
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  • The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the south west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835, and ran its first trains three years later.
  • Die Great Western Railway (GWR) war eine britische Eisenbahngesellschaft, die von 1833 bis 1947 existierte. Sie verband London mit Südwestengland, Westengland und Südwales. Die GWR war die einzige Gesellschaft, die nach der Neuordnung des britischen Eisenbahnwesens im Jahr 1923 unter der gleichen Bezeichnung weiterexistierte. 1948 ging sie in der staatlichen Gesellschaft British Rail auf.
  • Great Western Railway (GWR) fou una companyia de ferrocarril de la Gran Bretanya que va enllaçar Londres amb el sud-oest i oest d'Anglaterra i amb Gal·les. Fou fundada el 1833 i els seus trens començaren a circular tres anys després. El seu enginyer fou Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
  • La Great Western Railway (ou Grand Chemin de fer de l'Ouest) était une compagnie ferroviaire britannique créée en 1833 pour desservir, à partir de Londres, les régions ouest de l'Angleterre et le sud du Pays de Galles. Considérée comme la compagnie ferroviaire britannique par excellence, elle a gardé son indépendance lors du regroupement d'autres compagnies en 1923 mais fut intégrée aux British Railways lors de la nationalisation des chemins de fer en 1948.
  • La Great Western Railway era una compagnia ferroviaria britannica creata nel 1833 per servire, a partire da Londra le regioni dell'ovest dell'Inghilterra e il sud del Galles. Considerata la compagnia britannica per eccellenza, riuscì a salvaguardare la sua indipendenza durante il raggruppamento delle compagnie nel 1923 ma fu integrata nella British Railway in occasione della nazionalizzazione delle ferrovie nel 1948.
  • ファイル:GWR Shield white bg. JPG グレート・ウェスタン鉄道の紋章の楯 ファイル:Bristol Temple Meads approach road (750px). jpg グレート・ウェスタン鉄道の最初の終着駅であった、ブリストル・テンプル・ミーズ駅（Bristol Temple Meads railway station）（写真の左側の建物） ファイル:Railway bridge Maidenhead.
  • Great Western Railway, GWR, pl. Wielka Zachodnia Kolej Żelazna - brytyjska spółka kolejowa utworzona w 1833. Początkowo budowała i eksploatowała linie szerokotorowe o rozstawie 2 140 mm, później także normalnotorowe. Pracował dla niej inżynier Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Spółka została znacjonalizowana w 1947.
  • A Great Western Railway (GWR) foi uma empresa de ferrovia britânica e um notável exemplo de engenharia civil, ligando a cidade de Londres com West Country, Sudoeste da Inglaterra e Sul de Gales. Também ligava o norte do País de Gales a Londres. Ela foi fundada em 1833, manteve a sua identidade através de um agrupamento até 1923, antes de ser comprada pela Western Region of British Railways em 1948.
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  • Great Western Railway, (GWR) var ett engelskt järnvägsföretag, som kopplade samman sydvästra England, den västra delen av landet och södra Wales med London. Det grundades 1833. GWR nationaliserades 1948 och blev del av British Rail. På nittiotalet privatiserades åter järnvägen under namnet First Great Western.
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