Great Western Railway (GWR) Gallery

North Star At Darlington

The Great Western Railway (GWR) broad gauge steam locomotive, North Star, at the Railway Centenary exhibition, Darlington, County Durham, July, 1925. Built in 1837, the locomotive was designed by Robert Stephenson. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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South Devon Railway Leopard class Saddle Tank Engine

Vintage engraving of Lance a South Devon Railway Leopard class Saddle Tank Engine. Lance (1875 to 1892) GWR no. 2130, it was one of two locomotives kept working at Swindon railway works for shunting the broad gauge stock into the workshops for conversion or dismantling, until it too was dismantled in June 1893

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Clifton Depot Great Western Railway, Canada

1859: Passengers waiting at the Clifton Depot on the Great Western Railway, Canada. The Niagara Suspension Bridge is seen in the background. (Photo by William England/London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

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