Great Western Railway carriages
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Great Western Railway carriages are historic passenger coaches from the former Great Western Railway, now preserved as heritage rolling stock and often restored for display and operation on museum and heritage railways.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Western Railway carriages canonical | 1 |
| Great Western Railway rolling stock | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage rolling stock
ⓘ
passenger coach type ⓘ railway carriage collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Western Railway Castle class locomotives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Western Railway King class locomotives NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Western Railway broad gauge era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| feature |
drop‑light windows
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electric lighting in later examples ⓘ end vestibules ⓘ gas lighting in early examples ⓘ side corridor ⓘ slam doors ⓘ steam heating ⓘ vacuum braking ⓘ |
| gauge |
broad gauge in early GWR history
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| heritageUse |
museum display
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operation on heritage railways ⓘ railway galas and special events ⓘ tourist trains ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
inter‑war period ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ pre‑nationalisation era ⓘ |
| livery |
British Railways carmine and cream on some ex‑GWR stock
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GWR all‑over brown on some early stock ⓘ GWR chocolate and cream ⓘ |
| operator | Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorType | pre‑grouping railway company ⓘ |
| preservedAt |
Bluebell Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bodmin and Wenford Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Dean Forest Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Didcot Railway Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Kent and East Sussex Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Severn Valley Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ South Devon Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Swanage Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Talyllyn Railway museum collections NERFINISHED ⓘ West Somerset Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOperator | British Railways Western Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalConstruction |
compartment layout
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corridor layout ⓘ steel underframe ⓘ wooden bodied ⓘ |
| usedFor |
branch line passenger services
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express passenger services ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ suburban passenger services ⓘ |
| usedOn | Great Western Railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Great Western Railway rolling stock