Great Western Railway, Slough, Berkshire

Photograph taken 1883 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: CC73/00887

A general view of steam trains on the track in the vicinity of Slough Railway Station. There are two gauges of track seen here, the broad 7' track favoured by Brunel and the narrower 4'8" track still in use today. The last broad gauge train ran in 1892.

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Slough Slough

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Victorian (1837 - 1901)

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Several steam trains standing at the station platforms, with the Victorian station buildings in the background.Slough Station booking hall, booking office and travel centre were built in 1882. The Great Western Railway from London to Bristol was built in the 1830s and the first Slough Station opened in 1840. The present station is the fifth one and was built when the number of lines was increased.

Great Western Railway, Slough, Berkshire

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