Bristol and Exeter Railway
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bristol-and-exeter-railway-172-2227545
title:
Bristol and Exeter Railway
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The Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER) was an English railway company formed to connect Bristol and Exeter. It was built on the broad gauge and its engineer was Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It opened in stages between 1841 and 1844. It was allied with the Great Western Railway (GWR), which built its main line between London and Bristol, and in time formed part of a through route between London and Cornwall. It became involved in the British Gauge War, a protracted and expensive attempt to secure terr
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Former English railway company
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_and_Exeter_Railway
date created:
2006-05-11T18:30:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T19:57:19Z
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