Great Western Railway

Summary

Great Western Railway is a train operating company^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of train_operating_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (861 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Great Western Railway was a member of International Rail Transport Committee^[3].
• Great Western Railway is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Great Western Railway's image is recorded as 43016 and 802113 PLY.jpg^[5].
• Great Western Railway's instance of is recorded as train operating company^[6].
• Great Western Railway's item operated is recorded as British Rail Class 800^[7].
• Great Western Railway's item operated is recorded as British Rail Class 802^[8].
• Great Western Railway's item operated is recorded as British Rail Class 158^[9].
• Great Western Railway's item operated is recorded as British Rail Class 165^[10].
• Great Western Railway's item operated is recorded as British Rail Class 166^[11].
• Great Western Railway's item operated is recorded as InterCity 125^[12].
• Great Western Railway's item operated is recorded as British Rail Class 387^[13].
• Great Western Railway's item operated is recorded as British Rail Class 150^[14].
• Great Western Railway's item operated is recorded as British Rail Class 57^[15].
• Great Western Railway's item operated is recorded as Heathrow Express^[16].
• Great Western Railway's owned by is recorded as FirstGroup plc^[17].
• Great Western Railway's logo image is recorded as Great Western Railway (2015) logo.svg^[18].
• Great Western Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Plymouth^[19].
• Great Western Railway's Commons category is recorded as Great Western Railway (First Group)^[20].
• +1833-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Great Western Railway^[21].
• Great Western Railway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03b6v8^[22].
• Great Western Railway's parent organization or unit is recorded as FirstGroup plc^[23].
• Great Western Railway's official website is recorded as https://www.gwr.com/^[24].
• Great Western Railway's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'Great Western Railway'}^[25].
• Great Western Railway's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares^[26].
• Great Western Railway's BBC Things ID is recorded as 02b89c8c-ecad-4c07-bc76-2abcebacdad5^[27].

Body

Founding

+1833-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Great Western Railway^[21].

Identity

Great Western Railway's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'it'}^[25]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'GWR'}^[28].

Operations

Great Western Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Plymouth^[19]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as FirstGroup plc^[23].

Ownership

Great Western Railway's owned by is recorded as FirstGroup plc^[17].

Why It Matters

Great Western Railway ranks in the top 2% of train_operating_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (861 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]