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Great Western Railway (GWR)

The old railway company that built the lines to connect London to Wales and the South West. Isambard Kingdom Brunel (see TQ3080 : Statue of IK Brunel) designed and built much of the route between London and Penzance. LinkExternal link
Between Exeter and Plymouth is the Riviera Line LinkExternal link
by N Chadwick

Created: Wed, 29 Sep 2010, Updated: Mon, 15 Apr 2013


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SX9884 : Footbridge over National Cycle Route 2 and the adjacent Avocet Line by JThomas
2024
SX9781 : Platform 2, Starcross Railway Station by JThomas
2024
SX9886 : Exton Railway Station by JThomas
2024
SX9885 : The Avocet Line towards Exeter by JThomas
2024
SX9777 : Cliffs and railway line, between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren by David Smith
2020
SX9676 : South Devon Railway Sea Wall by N Chadwick
2017
SX9777 : Railway property boundary marker, Dawlish by David Smith
2016
SX9473 : Railway along the coast, Teignmouth by Malc McDonald
2016
SU3368 : Railway Bridge over A338 by N Chadwick
2015
SX9784 : Cross Country Voyager Train by Andrew Tryon
2014
SX9676 : GWR at Dawlish by N Chadwick
2013
SX9676 : Footbridge over the GWR by N Chadwick
2013
SX9781 : Train on the GWR by N Chadwick
2013
SX9777 : South West Coast Path, South Devon Railway Sea Wall by N Chadwick
2013
SX9676 : Tunnel entrance by N Chadwick
2013
SX9778 : GWR, Langstone Rock by N Chadwick
2013
SX9780 : Train crossing the entrance to Cockwood Harbour by N Chadwick
2013
SX8671 : Teign Bridge by N Chadwick
2013
SX9676 : South Devon Railway Sea Wall at Dawlish by N Chadwick
2013
SX9473 : Teignmouth Station by N Chadwick
2013
SX9783 : Train on the GWR by N Chadwick
2012
SX9676 : Dawlish Station by N Chadwick
2012
SX9389 : Inter city train by N Chadwick
2012
SX9676 : Waves breaking over the Sea wall at Dawlish by N Chadwick
2009
SX9777 : Looking NE along the GWR to Langstone Rocks by N Chadwick
2009

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