Template:Infobox GWR
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| History | |
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| 1835 | Act of Incorporation |
| 1838 | First train ran |
| 1869–92 | 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) Brunel gauge changed to 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| 1903 | Start of road motor services |
| 1904 | City of Truro sets speed record |
| 1948 | Nationalised |
| Constituent companies See full list of constituents of the GWR |
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| 1854 | Shrewsbury and Birmingham Ry Shrewsbury and Chester Railway |
| 1862 | South Wales Railway |
| 1863 | West Midland Railway |
| 1876 | Bristol and Exeter Railway South Devon Railway |
| 1889 | Cornwall Railway |
| 1922 | Rhymney Railway Taff Vale Railway Cambrian Railways |
| 1923 | Midland & S W Junction Railway |
| Successor organisation | |
| 1948 | Western Region of British Railways |
| Key locations | |
| Headquarters | Paddington station, London |
| Workshops | Swindon Wolverhampton |
| Major stations | Bristol Temple Meads Cardiff General London Paddington Reading General |
| Route mileage Mileage shown as at end of year stated.[1][2][3] |
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| 1841 | 171 miles (275 km) |
| 1863 | 1,106 miles (1,780 km) |
| 1876 | 2,023 miles (3,256 km) |
| 1899 | 2,504 miles (4,030 km) |
| 1921 | 2,900 miles (4,700 km) |
| 1924 | 3,797 miles (6,111 km) |
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