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for the list of subsidiary companies and joint railways see List of constituents of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway; The Railways Act 1921 did not extend to Ireland, but Irish lines owned by constituent companies became part of the LMS: Northern Counties Committee lines (NCC) 265 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (427 km) (owned by the Midland Railway)
The whole company was rebranded Great Western Railway (GWR) on 20 September 2015, [28] with the introduction of a green livery in recognition of the former Great Western Railway which existed between 1835 and 1947. [29] [30] The new livery was introduced when HST interiors were refurbished, and on sleeper carriages and Class 57/6 locomotives. [31]
Great Western Railway 2-6-2 T: 1924 Numbered 1213 from delivery until gaining the No 9 in 1948. [5] Put through Swindon works as an overhaul of the original No 2, but is in fact a complete new locomotive. [6] As of November 2016 the locomotive carries No 1213 and GWR Green livery. Under Overhaul 60 Drakensberg: Hanomag 2-6-2+2-6-2: 1927
The first Locomotives of the Great Western Railway (GWR) were specified by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, but Daniel Gooch was soon appointed as the railway's Locomotive Superintendent. He designed several different 7 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in ( 2,140 mm ) broad gauge types for the growing railway, such as the Firefly and later Iron Duke Class .
List of all GWR Manor Class locomotives, built between 1938 and 1950. Number Name Built Withdrawn Scrapped at Notes 7800 Torquay Manor: January 1938: August 1964:
GWR 1000 Class 1014 County of Glamorgan; GWR No. 1340 Trojan; GWR 2800 Class 2807; GWR 2900 Class 2999 Lady of Legend; GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro; GWR 4000 Class 4003 Lode Star; GWR 4073 Class 4073 Caerphilly Castle; GWR 4073 Class 4079 Pendennis Castle; GWR 4200 Class 4277; GWR 4900 Class 4920 Dumbleton Hall; GWR 4900 Class 4930 Hagley Hall
In late 2017, Dapol released an OO model of the streamlined 1936 Gloucester RCW railcars in a variety of liveries and numbers. Heljan manufacture a model of the 1940-style railcar in OO gauge, using new tooling, that includes internal lighting and front and rear lighting.
Regular withdrawal of the class began in August of the following year and by July 1930 only two engines were left in service on the GWR, these being 3712 City of Bristol and 3717 City of Truro. 3717 was the first of the final two engines to be withdrawn as it was withdrawn in March 1931 & 3712 followed two months later in May of the same year.