Great Western Railway.

About Great Western Railway

First Greater Western Ltd, trading as Great Western Railway (GWR), is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that provides services in the Greater Western franchise area. It manages 198 stations. GWR operates long-distance inter-city services along the Great Western Main Line to and from the West of England and South Wales, inter-city services from London to the West Country via the Reading–Taunton line, and the Night Riviera sleeper service between London and Penzance. It provides outer-suburban services in West London; commuter services from its London terminus at London Paddington to the Thames Valley region, including parts of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire; and regional services throughout the West of England and South Wales to the South coast of England. Great Western Railway also serves two of London's airports: Heathrow, through its operation of the Heathrow Express service, and Gatwick, on its North Downs Line route. As of March 2025, GWR employed 6,449 staff and managed 198 stations on a 1,997 km (1,241 mi) network, which provided 89 million annual passenger journeys.