Great Western Railway

London Paddington station, United Kingdom · Founded 1833 · Merged: Merged into Western Region of British Railways, according to Wikidata.

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Great Western Railway was founded in 1833 by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and is based in London Paddington station, United Kingdom. It was merged into another company in 1948.

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Industry: rail transport

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British railway company (1833–1947)

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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We hold 48 other rail transport companies. 18 of them have closed, after a median of 57 years, and 30 have no closure recorded.

Counted across this directory, from founding and closing years in public records. Medians cover only companies whose closure is recorded; a company with no closure date may have quietly ceased without the record catching it.

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