British Railways Western Region

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British Railways Western Region was the post-nationalisation division of British Rail responsible for former Great Western Railway routes across western and southwestern England and South Wales.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway administrative division
region of British Railways
concurrentWith British Railways Eastern Region
British Railways London Midland Region
British Railways Scottish Region
British Railways Southern Region
country United Kingdom
dissolvedInPeriod 1980s
formedBy nationalisation of British railways
headquartersCity London
linked to: London, England
headquartersLocation Paddington Station
includesArea Bristol area rail network
Devon and Cornwall rail network
South Wales Valleys rail network
introducedLivery chocolate and cream coaching stock livery (revival on some services)
notableStation Bristol Temple Meads
Cardiff General
Exeter St Davids
London Paddington
Plymouth
operatedBy British Railways
linked to: British Rail
operatedServiceType freight rail services
passenger rail services
parentOrganization British Transport Commission
partOf British Railways regional structure
predecessor Great Western Railway
primaryRoute London Paddington to Birmingham via Oxford
London Paddington to Cornwall
London Paddington to South Wales main line
London Paddington to the Cotswolds
linked to: Cotswold Line

London Paddington to the West of England main line
railwayRegionCode WR
responsibleFor former Great Western Railway routes
servesRegion South Wales
southwestern England
linked to: southwest England

western England
startDate 1948-01-01
successor InterCity sector of British Rail
Network SouthEast
Regional Railways
uses broad gauge legacy infrastructure (historical)
standard gauge track
usesInfrastructure former Great Western Railway branch lines
former Great Western Railway main lines
usesSignallingPractice Great Western Railway signalling traditions

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London, Midland and Scottish Railway successor British Railways Western Region
LMS successorCompany British Railways Western Region
British Rail first-generation DMUs usedBy Western Region of British Railways
linked to: British Railways Western Region
Trowbridge railway station fareZone Western Region (National Rail)
linked to: British Railways Western Region
Henley Branch Line railwayRegion Great Western Railway area
linked to: British Railways Western Region
Thatcham railway station railwayRegion Western Region of British Railways
linked to: British Railways Western Region
BR Standard Class 4 steam locomotives regionOfOperation British Railways Western Region
EXD railRegion Great Western Railway region
linked to: British Railways Western Region
Exeter to Plymouth line railwayRegion Western Region of British Railways
linked to: British Railways Western Region