British Railways: Western Region
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Note: This is a sub-section of British Railways
1948 One of the main divisions after nationalisation consisting of the GWR lines. The Western Region initially consisted of the former Great Western Railway system, totalling 3,782 route miles and with its headquarters at Paddington. To this was added some minor railways and joint lines in which the GWR had an interest:
- Brynmawr and Western Valleys Railway
- Clifton Extension Railway
- Easton and Church Hope Railway
- Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway – including the Banbury Junction Railway between Banbury and Culworth Junction
- Halesowen Railway
- Rhymney Railway
- Severn and Wye and Severn Bridge Railway
- Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
- Shrewsbury and Wellington Joint Railway
- Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
- Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
- Tenbury Railway
- Vale of Towy Railway
- West Cornwall Railway
- West London Railway
- West London Extension Railway
- Weymouth and Portland Railway
- Wrexham and Minera Railway
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