Great Western Railway

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Great Western Railway is a major British train operating company providing intercity and regional rail services across western and southern England and South Wales.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British company
train operating company
brandingReferences Great Western Railway self-linksurface differs
surface form: historic Great Western Railway
country United Kingdom
fleetIncludes Class 150 train
Class 158 Express Sprinter
surface form: Class 158 train

Class 165 train
Class 166 train
Class 387 train
Class 800 train
Class 802 train
Intercity Express Train
formerName Great Western Railway self-linksurface differs
surface form: First Great Western
headquartersLocation Swindon
industry rail transport
majorStationServed Bristol Temple Meads
surface form: Bristol Temple Meads railway station

Cardiff Central railway station
Cheltenham Spa railway station
Exeter St Davids
surface form: Exeter St Davids railway station

Gloucester railway station
London Paddington
surface form: London Paddington railway station

Newport railway station
Oxford railway station
Penzance
surface form: Penzance railway station

Plymouth railway station
Reading railway station
Swindon railway station
Worcester Foregate Street railway station
nightServiceRoute Cornish Main Line
surface form: London Paddington to Penzance
operatesFranchise Great Western franchise
operatesInCountry England
Wales
operatesInRegion South Wales
southern England
western England
operatesNightService Night Riviera sleeper service
operatorType franchised operator
owns Great Western Railway website
parentCompany FirstGroup
primaryHub London Paddington
surface form: London Paddington railway station
route Avon Valley Line
Berks and Hants Line
Cornish Main Line
Cotswold Line
Golden Valley Line
Great Western Main Line
Heart of Wessex Line
Marshlink Line
Cotswold Line
surface form: North Cotswold Line

Riviera Line
South Wales Main Line
serviceType intercity rail services
passenger rail services
regional rail services
ticketingSystem National Rail

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Transport Act 1947 abolishedEntities Great Western Railway
Marches Line alsoServedBy Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway brandingReferences Great Western Railway self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: historic Great Western Railway
Severn Tunnel builder Great Western Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway competitor Great Western Railway
LMS concurrentWith Great Western Railway
Big Four (British railway companies) consistsOf Great Western Railway
Railways Act 1921 createdEntity Great Western Railway
this entity surface form: Great Western Railway (grouped company)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel employer Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway formerName Great Western Railway self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: First Great Western
Birmingham Snow Hill formerOperator Great Western Railway
this entity surface form: Great Western Railway (historical)
London Paddington formerTerminusOf Great Western Railway
Exeter St Davids hasOperator Great Western Railway
Plymouth railway station hasOperator Great Western Railway
Big Four (British railway companies) hasPart Great Western Railway
West Sussex hasRailOperator Great Western Railway
LGW hasRailService Great Western Railway
subject surface form: London Gatwick Airport
Bristol Temple Meads hasServiceOperator Great Western Railway
Hillingdon hasTransport Great Western Railway
Bristol to Exeter Line historicalOperator Great Western Railway
this entity surface form: Great Western Railway (original)
Bristol–Bath line historicalOperator Great Western Railway
this entity surface form: Great Western Railway (historic)
Great Western Main Line historicalOperator Great Western Railway
this entity surface form: Great Western Railway (historic company)
Severn Tunnel historicalOperator Great Western Railway
Shrewsbury–Chester line historicalOperator Great Western Railway
South Wales Main Line historicalOperator Great Western Railway
this entity surface form: Great Western Railway (historic company)
Marches Line historicallyPartOf Great Western Railway
this entity surface form: Great Western Railway network
Reading railway station isMajorHubFor Great Western Railway
Isambard Kingdom Brunel knownFor Great Western Railway
Swansea railway station laterOperatedBy Great Western Railway
this entity surface form: Great Western Railway (historical)
Bridgend railway station laterOperator Great Western Railway
Bath Spa railway station managedBy Great Western Railway
Exeter St Davids managedBy Great Western Railway
Plymouth railway station managedBy Great Western Railway
Birmingham Moor Street openedBy Great Western Railway
Bath Spa railway station operatedBy Great Western Railway
Bristol Temple Meads operatedBy Great Western Railway
Bristol to Exeter Line operator Great Western Railway
Cardiff Central operator Great Western Railway
Cardiff to Portsmouth Line operator Great Western Railway
Great Western Main Line operator Great Western Railway
Severn Beach Line operator Great Western Railway
South Wales Main Line operator Great Western Railway
Welsh Marches Line operator Great Western Railway
Bristol Temple Meads originalOperator Great Western Railway
this entity surface form: Great Western Railway (historic)
Hammersmith & City line originalOperator Great Western Railway
Swansea railway station otherOperator Great Western Railway
FirstGroup owns Great Western Railway
Great Western Main Line partOf Great Western Railway
this entity surface form: Great Western Railway network
British Rail predecessor Great Western Railway