GWR railway history

The world's first express railway line - London to Bristol. And Brunel's imaginative plans to extend the route - across the Atlantic
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[@robertpagetfilms]

So well and comprehensively researched. An ambitious film.

[@1976PEZZA]

Wonderful!

[@JoelGayeski]

This is really amazing. I need to know theses places, I'm a Brunel ffan.

[@railwaymechanicalengineer4587]

A VERY BRIEF ESCAPADE !!!
The "International connection" from London to New York via Bristol was short lived. Bristol Port was to small & restrictive (on the River Avon) and shipping quickly became to large. So this international connection was quickly replaced by Liverpool via the L&NWR from Euston station. And slightly later by the L&SWR who purchased Southampton harbour from the City council & massively expanded it to take much larger shipping. At which point "Ocean Liner Boat trains" left Waterloo for Southampton Docks to meet the cross Atlantic Liners.

[@laurenceskinnerton73]

A brilliantly engineered line by a flawed genius.

[@nurlatifahmohdnor8939]

Is Collin as a surname from the word colleen?

[@nurlatifahmohdnor8939]

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colleen = n an Irish word for girl. [C19: from Irish Gaelic cailin]

[@brianstratford3853]

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