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GWR
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Great Western Railway (GWR) is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup. It runs passenger rail services from London Paddington across the Greater Western network, including long-distance intercity routes to...
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GWR, Great Western Railway, First Great Western, Great Western Trains
Great Western Railway (GWR) is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup. It runs passenger rail services from London Paddington across the Greater Western network, including long-distance intercity routes to Bristol, South Wales, the West Country and Penzance, as well as commuter and regional services in the Thames Valley, West of England and South Wales. GWR also operates the Night Riviera sleeper between London and Penzance and serves Heathrow via the Heathrow Express operation. The company began running services on 4 February 1996 as Great Western Trains, was later branded First Great Western, and adopted the Great Western Railway name in September 2015. It is the modern successor to the historic Great Western Railway name and brand.
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Preserved BR Steam Locomotives on BR Mainline During the Pre-Digital Age (BRS- 01P)
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Midland Pullman Class 43 HST Railtour visits Cornwall for Service to Penzance
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Trains at Exeter St Davids and Cowley Bridge including double headed class 66s
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Trains at Exeter St Davids including The Torbay Express and The English Riviera Express
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Doncaster Works Celebration OPEN DAY - A walk through the assembled LOCOS and Works!
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Some trains at Exeter St Davids and seeing the airshow arrivals at Exeter (EXT)
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66544 TnT 70806 to Patchway... nearly bowled by an Electrostar @ Swindon | 6.6.26