Great Western Railway

Summary

Great Western Railway is a railway company^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.87% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (874 views/month, #8 of 924).^[2]

Key Facts

• Great Western Railway is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Great Western Railway's instance of is recorded as railway company^[4].
• Great Western Railway's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of the Great Western Railway.svg^[5].
• Great Western Railway's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of the Great Western Railway.png^[6].
• Great Western Railway's founder is recorded as Isambard Kingdom Brunel^[7].
• Great Western Railway's logo image is recorded as GWR Shield white bg.JPG^[8].
• Great Western Railway's headquarters location is recorded as London Paddington station^[9].
• Great Western Railway's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121801737^[10].
• Great Western Railway's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 147745169^[11].
• Great Western Railway's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80077889^[12].
• Great Western Railway's Commons category is recorded as Great Western Railway^[13].
• Great Western Railway's industry is recorded as rail transport^[14].
• +1833-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Great Western Railway^[15].
• Great Western Railway was dissolved in +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Great Western Railway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0n_gh^[17].
• Great Western Railway's location of formation is recorded as Bristol^[18].
• Great Western Railway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Great Western Railway^[19].
• Great Western Railway's track gauge is recorded as 2140 mm track gauge^[20].
• Great Western Railway's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway^[21].
• Great Western Railway's described by source is recorded as Signalling Record Society line data^[22].
• Great Western Railway's replaces is recorded as Bristol and Exeter Railway^[23].
• Great Western Railway's replaces is recorded as Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway^[24].
• Great Western Railway's replaces is recorded as Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway^[25].
• Great Western Railway's replaces is recorded as Festiniog and Blaenau Railway^[26].
• Great Western Railway's replaces is recorded as Llynvi and Ogmore Railway^[27].

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Founding

Great Western Railway's founder is recorded as Isambard Kingdom Brunel^[7]. +1833-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[15]. Its location of formation is recorded as Bristol^[18].

Operations

Great Western Railway's headquarters location is recorded as London Paddington station^[9].

Industry

Great Western Railway's industry is recorded as rail transport^[14].

Dissolution

Great Western Railway was dissolved in +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Great Western Railway include SS Great Western^[28], a steamship^[29].

Why It Matters

Great Western Railway ranks in the top 0.87% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (874 views/month, #8 of 924).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include SS Great Western^[28], a steamship^[29].