The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England, the Midlands, and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838.
Bio
On 1904, Montgomery was the first Vehicle to go one hundred miles per hour which let him be famous. The Great Western Railway also claimed that there are two ways of doing ways, the Great Western Railway and the wrong way, must engines followed this including Montgomery himself. On 1934, Duck the GWR engine visited the Island of Sodor as he was one of the engines who visited the Island. On 1938 Montgomery visited the island of Sodor with Duck and the next day he left with his train claiming to come back next year. When Wendell came back from Rail Gate Prison, Duck, Oliver and other engines and rolling stock welcomed him back. After Wendell's return, Duck went back to The Island of Sodor to help anyone who needs any help.
History
The Great Western Railway originated from the desire of Bristol merchants to maintain their city as the second port of the country and the chief one for American trade. The increase in the size of ships and the gradual silting of the River Avon had made Liverpool an increasingly attractive port, and with a Liverpool to London rail line under construction in the 1830s Bristol's status was threatened. The answer for Bristol was, with the co-operation of London interests, to build a line of their own; a railway built to unprecedented standards of excellence to out-perform the lines being constructed to the North West of England.[4]
The company was founded at a public meeting in Bristol in 1833 and was incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1835. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, then aged twenty-nine, was appointed engineer.
Engines
Rolling Stock
Montgomery also pull some GWR coaches.
Trivia
- Wendell is incorrectly depicted as a GW but he is from the LNER.