Great Western Railway Collection

King Class Four-Cylinder Express Locomotive - Great Western Railway, 1935
" King" Class Four-Cylinder Express Locomotive - Great Western Railway, 1935. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 1". [The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, 1935]

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, civil engineer, c1850s
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English engineer, c1850s. Brunel surrounded by vignettes of some of his most significant projects - the steamships Great Eastern, Great Britain

Rain, Steam and Speed - the Great Western Railway, c1844, (1912). Artist: JMW Turner
Rain, Steam and Speed - the Great Western Railway, c1844, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto)

GWR Express Goods Engine, 1934. Creator: Unknown
GWR Express Goods Engine, 1934. Great Western Railway steam locomotive

Great Western - Cornish Riviera Limited, Barnard Way, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Great Western - Cornish Riviera Limited, Barnard Way, 1932. The Cornish Riviera Express passenger service between London Paddington and Penzance in Cornwall began running in 1904

La locomotive, 1873. Creator: Felix Bracquemond
La locomotive, 1873. [After Turners Rain, Steam and Speed]

Junction of the Great Western Railway with the London Branch, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Junction of the Great Western Railway with the London Branch, 1844. Two signal-posts of great size, and conspicuous for their markings and colour, have been placed on the left of the up line

Great Western Railway - the Swindon station, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Great Western Railway - the Swindon station, 1845. Steam locomotive at Swindon in Wiltshire. The Railway Station, or Stations - for there is one on each side of the road - are, perhaps

Winter Scene with Trestle Bridge Along the Atlantic & Great Western Railway, 1862-64

1929 Morris Commercial TX bus for GWR. Creator: Unknown
1929 Morris Commercial TX bus for GWR

A Great Western Knight Mounted For The Inspection Of Public School Boys
A Great Western " Knight" Mounted For The Inspection Of Public School Boys Visiting Swindon, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding

The Cornish Riviera Express (Great Western Railway), 1930. Creator: Unknown
The " Cornish Riviera" Express (Great Western Railway), 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, 1930]

A Manual Box on the Great Western Main Line, Reading, 1930. Creator: Unknown
A Manual Box on the Great Western Main Line, Reading, 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, 1930]

The Great Western Railway, 1930. Creator: Unknown
The Great Western Railway, 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, 1930]

The Caerphilly Castle (4-6-0), Great Western Railway, 1930. Creator: Unknown
The " Caerphilly Castle" (4-6-0), Great Western Railway, 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, 1930]

An Engine of the Star Class Picking Up Water at Speed, Goring, Great Western Railway, 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co

Birmingham Express Picking Up Water at Ruislip, Great Western Railway, 1930. Creator: F
Birmingham Express Picking Up Water at Ruislip, Great Western Railway, 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co

An Early Broad Gauge Train - Great Western Railway, c1930. Creator: Unknown
An Early Broad Gauge Train - Great Western Railway, c1930. From " The Splendid Book of Locomotives", by C. Gibbard Jackson. [Sampson Low, Marston Co Ltd London, c1930]

On the route of the Cornish Rivera, Limited. An express on the Great Western line
On the route of the " Cornish Rivera, Limited." An express on the Great Western line near Hanwell, a few miles out of Paddington, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol

The Mighty Express passenger engine of the Great Western Railway, 1935. Creator: Unknown
The Mighty Express passenger engine of the Great Western Railway, the " King George V" is the result of a century of progress and development, 1935

G. W. R. Express Passenger Engine, 1922. Creator: Unknown
G.W.R. Express Passenger Engine, 1922. From The Romance of Modern Railways, by T. W. Corbin. [Seeley Service & Co. Limited, London, 1922]

The Foundry at Swindon Works, c1917
The Foundry at Swindon Works. On the right is seen a cyclinder casting suspended by a travelling crane, c1917. From How It is Made, by Archibald Williams

Fishguard Harbour, 1910. Artist: Great Western Railway Co
Fishguard Harbour, 1910. From The British Isles in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. D.Lit. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1910]

Testing A Miniature Atlantic Engine at Northampton, 1926. From My Railway Book, No. 40, by Cecil J. Allen. [John F. Shaw & Co. Ltd. London, 1926]

On the Footplate of a Great Western Express Engine, 1926. From My Railway Book, No. 40, by Cecil J. Allen. [John F. Shaw & Co. Ltd. London, 1926]

G. W. R. Cornish Riviera Limited Express at Full Speed, - Engine Pendennis Castle. 1926
G.W.R. Cornish Riviera Limited Express at Full Speed, - Engine Pendennis Castle. 1926. From My Railway Book, No. 40, by Cecil J. Allen. [John F. Shaw & Co. Ltd. London, 1926]

Express Diesel Engine Rail Car, G. W. R. 1940
Express Diesel Engine Rail Car, G.W.R. 1940. From Trains of Today. [Juvenile Productions Ltd. London, 1940]

Cheltenham Flyer, G. W. R. picking up water at Goring, 1940
Cheltenham Flyer, G.W.R. picking up water at Goring, 1940. For some years this famous express held the title of the worlds fastest train. From Trains of Today. [Juvenile Productions Ltd. London, 1940]

Cornish Rivera Limited, G. W. R. near Dawlish, 1940
Cornish Rivera Limited, G.W.R. near Dawlish, 1940. It is being drawn by engine No 6025 King Henry III. From Trains of Today. [Juvenile Productions Ltd. London, 1940]

Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, Cornwall, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Church Army Lantern Department
Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, Cornwall, late 19th or early 20th century. Isambard Kingdom Brunel built the Royal Albert Bridge to carry the Great Western Railway (GWR)

Dawlish, Devon, c1860. This viewshows the track of Isambard Kingdom Brunels (1806-1859) South Devon Railway. The South Devon was an example of an atmospheric railway, which did not use locomotives

St Austell, 1860. A scene on the Cornwall Railway, later part of the Great Western Railway (GWR) at St Austell, showing one of Isambard Kingdom Brunels (1806-1859) timber viaducts

Hayle St Ives in the distance, c1860. Scene on the West Cornwall Railway, later part of the Great Western Railway (GWR). The boom time for the harbour

Truro, from Trennick Lane, 1860. The Cornwall Railway, later part of the Great Western Railway (GWR), at Truro, showing one of Isambard Kingdom Brunels (1806-1859) timber viaducts

The Iron Horse Past and Present, c1900. The development of the railway locomotive from George Stephensons Rocket of 1829, through North Star which worked on the Great Western Railway 1836-1870

Paddington Station, the London terminus of the Great Western Railway, 1854. Iron was used in the construction of the roof, and the spans supported on cast iron pillars

Break of Gauge at Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 6th June 1846. Artist: WJ Linton
Break of Gauge at Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 6th June 1846. Plate taken from the Illustrated London News (6 June 1846) showing passengers

The Great Western Railway disaster at Thorpe near Norwich, 10 September 1874. Front page illustration taken from the Illustrated London News, (Vol 65, 19 September, 1874)

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English civil and mechanical engineer. Obverse of a medal commemorating his ship the Great Eastern

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