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    Great Western Railway
    Great Western Railway
    Great Western Railway
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    Great Western Railway

    By Ciamar Price

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    Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Great Western Railway was designed to be one of the fastest of its time.

    The railway was built on a wide gauge of 7 feet known as "broad gauge", designed to increase speed and passenger comfort, and was behind a range of engineering feats from Paddington station to the Severn tunnel and the Royal Albert Bridge.

    Its eventual end came when it was absorbed by the amalgam that was British Rail, but for a time the Great Western Railway stood for speed, luxury and efficient travel.

    This is a brief 5,000 word article on the achievements and history of the GWR, designed as an introduction for children or quick reference for older readers.

    Available free to download, or read online.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRagged Angel Ltd
    Release dateNov 23, 2011
    Great Western Railway
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    Ciamar Price

    "History is about stories. I find them fascinating but many books can be very dry, so I try to focus on the story, the people and the challenges. These are written as introductions. Entire books could be (and have been) written on these topics, so if one of my essays piques your interest, there are many more resources out there to tell the whole story with far more detail." C.Price

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      Great Western Railway - Ciamar Price

      The Great Western Railway

      Brunel's Broad Gauge Railway

      Copyright Ciamar Price and Ragged Angel Ltd 2011. Smashwords Edition

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

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      Table of Contents

      The Great Western Railway

      Didcot Railway Centre

      Box Tunnel

      Severn Tunnel

      Bridges

      Resources

      About

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      The Docks

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      The Great Western Railway

      Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Great Western Railway was designed to be one of the fastest of its time.

      The railway was built on a wide gauge of 7 feet known as broad gauge, designed to increase speed and passenger comfort. It was joked that GWR stood for God's Wonderful Railway. The GWR was behind a range of engineering feats from Paddington station to the Severn tunnel and the Royal Albert Bridge. Its eventual end came when it was absorbed by the amalgam that was British Rail, but for a time the Great Western Railway stood for speed, luxury and efficient travel.

      1833 – Founding The Great Western

      At the time, it required an Act of Parliament to found a railway company. The Great Western Railway Act went through Parliament repeatedly, and was defeated in

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