The first Locomotives of the Great Western Railway (GWR) were specified by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, but Daniel Gooch was soon appointed as the railway's Locomotive Superintendent. He designed several different 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) broad gauge types for the growing railway, such as the Firefly and later Iron Duke Class.

The following list sets out to show all the railway companies set up by Acts of Parliament in the 19th century before 1860. Most of them became constituent parts of the emerging main-line railway companies, often immediately after being built.

2019年4月9日 · The 1860s was a time of expansion for the GWR. After the Gauge Commission had decided in 1846 against the expansion of the broad gauge, most new routes were laid to standard gauge only. Joseph Armstrong already had a good reputation for his work at the GWR’s Stafford Road works at Wolverhampton, reporting to Daniel Gooch.

The Great Western Railway was originally founded to provide a route from Bristol to London, using broad gauge track as developed by its chief engineer I. K. Brunel. It wasn't long before its sights turned northwards due to the success of its standard gauge rivals, the Grand Junction Railway, and the London & Birmingham Railway.

Created in 1835, the GWR began with a 7 feet 0¼ inch broad gauge line from Bristol to London and grew into a network covering the South West, the Midlands and Wales.

STEAM has a collection of tickets ranging from the 1860s through to the mid 20 th century. They cover a wide range of locations on the Great Western Railway network, as well as pre-grouping companies such as the Cornwall Railway, Bristol & Exeter Railway and Midland and South Western Junction Railway.

The Great Western Railway was built as Bristol wanted to maintain the position as the second port in the country and the main one for American trade. The increase in the size of ships and the gradual silting of the River Avon had made Liverpool an increasingly attractive port, and with its developing rail connections with London it threatened ...

96 originated as a Sharp Stewart & Co loco for the Chester & Birkenhead Railway in 1856, and was acquired by the GWR in 1860. The rear buffers were later replaced by solid wooden ones. It was withdrawn in November 1935, having spent its whole life in the Northern Division.

1861: Great Western earnings mount steadily and the company settles its outstanding loans from the province of Canada West. Autumn 1862: Charles Brydges resigns to become manager of the Grand Trunk Railway.

From an Act of Parliament in 1835 to nationalisation 1948, the Great Western Railway, also known as "God's Wonderful Railway", was the envy of the other railway companies in Britain 'Preserved Railway Sites'