The ?North & West Route’, which, in recent years, has become known as the ?Welsh Marches Line’, extends from Newport to Chester. Historically, this 137-mile route is an amalgam of three distinct railw
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the GWR line between Plymouth and Penzance has changed and developed over the last century.
Incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1835 and completed just six years later, the Great Western Railway was a stupendous technical achievement. Extending for 118 miles from London to Bristol, this mag
