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Lithographs of the Great Western Railway by John Cooke Bourne (1814-1896) - The Devon and Exeter Institution
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Life on the line! Lost fortunes, ladies in labour and drunks galore. Work's never dull on the railways, a new show reveals | Daily Mail Online
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel Civil Engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel - Picture of STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon - Tripadvisor
![Swindon station on the Great Western Railway, 1845. Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) favoured broad gauge 7ft 1/4inch (2.2m) and designed the Great Westerrn Railway accordingly. However, in the Gauge Act of 1846 Swindon station on the Great Western Railway, 1845. Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) favoured broad gauge 7ft 1/4inch (2.2m) and designed the Great Westerrn Railway accordingly. However, in the Gauge Act of 1846](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TXH22A/swindon-station-on-the-great-western-railway-1845-isambard-kingdom-brunel-1806-1859-favoured-broad-gauge-7ft-14inch-22m-and-designed-the-great-westerrn-railway-accordingly-however-in-the-gauge-act-of-1846-declared-that-all-future-railway-track-should-be-of-the-standard-4ft-8-12inch-144m-gauge-introduced-by-george-stephenson-1781-1848-on-the-liverpool-manchester-railway-it-was-not-until-1892-that-the-last-broad-gauge-track-was-lifted-from-the-illustrated-london-news-london-18-october-1845-TXH22A.jpg)