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The Bristol & Exeter Railway (B&ER) was an English railway company formed to connect Bristol and Exeter. It was built on the broad gauge and its engineer was Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It opened in stages between 1841 and 1844. It was allied with the Great Western Railway (GWR), which built its main line between London and Bristol, and in time formed part of a through route between London and Cornwall. The B&ER was financially successful but amalgamated with the GWR in 1876, the combined company being called the Great Western Railway.

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  • The Bristol & Exeter Railway (B&ER) was an English railway company formed to connect Bristol and Exeter. It was built on the broad gauge and its engineer was Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It opened in stages between 1841 and 1844. It was allied with the Great Western Railway (GWR), which built its main line between London and Bristol, and in time formed part of a through route between London and Cornwall. It became involved in the gauge wars, a protracted and expensive attempt to secure territory against rival companies supported by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) which used the narrow gauge, later referred to as standard gauge. At first it contracted with the GWR for that company to work the line, avoiding the expense of acquiring locomotives, but after that arrangement expired in 1849, the B&ER operated its own line. It opened a number of branches within the general area it served: to Clevedon, Cheddar, Wells, Weston-super-Mare, Chard, Yeovil and Tiverton. The B&ER was financially successful but amalgamated with the GWR in 1876, the combined company being called the Great Western Railway. (en)
  • Die Bristol and Exeter Railway war eine Eisenbahngesellschaft in South West England. Die Gesellschaft wurde am 19. Mai 1836 gegründet um eine 137,6 Kilometer lange mit 2,14-Meter-Breitspur von Bristol nach Exeter zu bauen. Die von einem Geschäftsmann aus Exeter initiierte Gesellschaft war bald in finanzielle Schwierigkeiten. Die Great Western Railway (GWR) pachtete deshalb die Bristol and Exeter Railway. Am 14. Juni 1841 eröffnete die Strecke zwischen Bristol und Bridgwater, am 1. Juli 1842 bis Taunton und schließlich am 1. Mai 1844 bis Exeter. 1845 erfolgte ein Kaufangebot durch die GWR, dieses wurde jedoch abgelehnt, so dass der Pachtvertrag am 30. April 1849 auslief. 1859 begann die Gesellschaft in Bristol eigene Lokomotiven herzustellen. In den folgenden Jahren begann die Gesellschaft zu expandieren. 1863 übernahm man die Chard and Taunton Railway, 1865 die Cheddar Valley and Yatton Railway und 1875 die Exe Valley Railway. Schließlich bediente die Bristol and Exeter Railway ein Netz von 353,5 Kilometer Bahnstrecke, davon 223 Kilometer im eigenen Besitz. Mit Wirkung vom 1. Januar 1876 wurde die Gesellschaft wieder an die GWR verpachtet, die die Bristol and Exeter Railway am 1. August 1876 endgültig übernahm. (de)
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  • Exeter in 1844. William Spreat's print shows the original Exeter station before the South Devon Railway was opened. (en)
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  • The Bristol & Exeter Railway (B&ER) was an English railway company formed to connect Bristol and Exeter. It was built on the broad gauge and its engineer was Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It opened in stages between 1841 and 1844. It was allied with the Great Western Railway (GWR), which built its main line between London and Bristol, and in time formed part of a through route between London and Cornwall. The B&ER was financially successful but amalgamated with the GWR in 1876, the combined company being called the Great Western Railway. (en)
  • Die Bristol and Exeter Railway war eine Eisenbahngesellschaft in South West England. Die Gesellschaft wurde am 19. Mai 1836 gegründet um eine 137,6 Kilometer lange mit 2,14-Meter-Breitspur von Bristol nach Exeter zu bauen. Die von einem Geschäftsmann aus Exeter initiierte Gesellschaft war bald in finanzielle Schwierigkeiten. Die Great Western Railway (GWR) pachtete deshalb die Bristol and Exeter Railway. Am 14. Juni 1841 eröffnete die Strecke zwischen Bristol und Bridgwater, am 1. Juli 1842 bis Taunton und schließlich am 1. Mai 1844 bis Exeter. 1845 erfolgte ein Kaufangebot durch die GWR, dieses wurde jedoch abgelehnt, so dass der Pachtvertrag am 30. April 1849 auslief. 1859 begann die Gesellschaft in Bristol eigene Lokomotiven herzustellen. (de)
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  • Bristol and Exeter Railway (en)
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