Great Western Trains

Great Western Trains

Infobox Rail companies
widthpx=300px
franchise=Great Western
1996 - 1998
logo_filename=Greatwesterntrainslogo.pngnameforarea=region
regions=South West, Thames Valley
secregions=South Wales, Cotswolds
fleet=?
stations=?
parent_company =Great Western Trains Ltd

Great Western Trains was formed as part of the privatisation of British Rail. As with all of the original franchises, Great Western was formed as a division of British Rail prior to the franchise being let. The sector consisted of the express services out of London Paddington to the West of England (Bristol, Exeter, Penzance) and South Wales (Cardiff). Instead of being franchised to an existing private company, this sector was instead bought by its managers and employees in 1996 (one of the first two to be privatised after South West Trains), who named the new company Great Western Trains Ltd. The name is derived from that of the earlier Great Western Railway, which served a similar, but larger, area.

Livery

The livery for Great Western Trains consisted of an ivory lower half and green top half, with the merlin and 'InterCity' logos, later repaints omitted the InterCity logo [ [http://daves-trains.fotopic.net/p1736997.html HST in original Great Western Trains livery] (Retrieved 9 October 2006)]

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