Great Western Railway Main & Branch Lines

This list is compiled from the official Document (K2/24/66) published by the Movements Manager of Paddington Mr.H.C.Sanderson on the 29th of June 1966.

No. Branch Name
1 Paddington to Cogland via Bristol
2 Reading to Cogland via Westbury
3 Cogland to Penzance
4 Wooton Basset to Severn Tunnel Junction
5 Swindon to Severn Tunnel Junction via Gloucester
6 Severn Tunnel Junction, Swansea, Carmarthen and Fishguard Harbour
7 Clarbeston Road to Milford Haven (including Herbrandston Exchange Sidings)
8 Didcot to Heywood
9 Wolvercot Junction (exclusive) to Cutnall Green via Worcester
10 Hereford to Worcester
11 Old Oak Common to Biscester North
12 Barnt Green (exclusive) to Bristol Temple Meads via Dunhampstead
13 Newport (including Maindee Loop), Pontypool Road, Hereford and Craven Arms
13a Red Hill Junction to Hereford Barrs Court Junction (via Barton)
14 Wilton South (exclusive) to Exeter St.Davids (exclusive)
15 Cowley Bridge Junction to St.Budeaux Junction via Okehampton
16 West Ealing to Greenford
17 Greenford East Loop
18 Hanwell Loop
19 Southall to Brentford
20 Spare
21 Spare
22 West Drayton & Yiewsley to Staines West
23 Slough to Windsor & Eton Central
24 Maidenhead to High Wycombe
25 Bourne End to Marlow
26 Twyford to Helney-on-Thames
27 Wallingford Branch
28 Abingdon Branch
29 Princes Riseborough to Chinnor
30 Yarnton Junction to Witney
31 Princes Riseborough to Kennington Junction
32 Princes Riseborough to Aylesbury
33 Spare
34 Newbury West to Welford Park
35 Katchmere Junction to Old Oak Common (West London Line)
36 Didcot West Curve
37 Bicester (London Road) to Oxford
38 Oxford (Banbury Road Junction) to Yarnton Junction
39 Hammersmith (Metropolitan Line)
40 Poplar Line (Acton Wells Branch)
41 Reading West Curve
42 Reading Central Branch
43 Reading (General) to Reading (Signal R.324)
44 Reading Branch Lines
45 Spare
46 Bristol to Patchway or Stoke Gifford
47 Mangotsfield North Junction and Station Junction to Bath Green Park
48 Bath Green park to Midford bath (C.W.S. Siding)
49 Thingley Junction to Westbury
50 Bradford Junction to Bathampton
51 Spare
52 Calne Branch
53 Radstock Branch (North Somerset Line)
54 Radstock West G.F. to Writhlington (S. & D. Siding)
55 Bristol West Depot to Wapping Wharf
56 Portishead Branch
57 Clevedon Branch
58 Cheddar Branch
59 Spare
60 Yate South Junction to Westerleigh West Junction
61 Stoke Gifford and Filton Junction to Avonmouth Dock
62 Pilning Junction to Hallen Marsh Junction
63 Stapelton Road to Avonmouth Dock (Clifton Extension Line)
64 Avonmouth Dock Junction to St.Andrews Junction via Gloucester Road
65 Thornbury Branch
66 Spare
67 Highbridge Crossing to Bason Bridge
68 Rushey Platt Junction to Swindon Town
69 Moredon to Rushey Platt
70 Devises Branch
71 Milcote to Cheltenham Lansdown Junction
72 Droitwich Spa to Stoke Works Junction (exclusive)
73 Abbots Wood Junction to Norton Junction
74 Gloucester to Cheltenham Spa St.James
75 High orchard Branch
76 Hempstead Branch
77 Stonehouse Bristol Road to Nailsworth Station including Stroud Wallbridge Branch
78 Coaley to Dursley
79 Lydney Engine Shed Junction to Coleford Junction including Coleford Branch
79a Berkeley Road to Sharpness South
80 Sharpness Swing Bridge to Lydney Junction
81 Gloucester Docks Branch
82 Grange Court to Ross-on-Wye
83 Ross-on-Wye to Lydbrook Junction
84 Bullo Pill West to Cinderford (Forest of Dean Branch)
85 Westbury to Dilton Marsh Halt
86 Castle Cary to Dorchester West (exclusive)
87 Hendford Goods to Yeovil Junction
88 Spare
89 Spare
90 Minehead Branch
91 Norton Fitzwarren to Barnstaple Junction "A"
92 Tiverton Branch
93 Newton Abbot East to Bovey
94 Heathfield to Crockham Siding
95 Aller Junction to Kingswear
96 Maiden Newton to Bridport
97 Spare
98 Sidmouth Junction to Exmouth
99 Spare
100 Tipton St.Johns to Sidmouth
101 Exmouth Junction to to Exmouth
102 Coleford Junction to Ilfracombe
103 Barnstaple Junction "B" to Meeth Clay Co.'s Sidings
104 Meldon Junction to Padstow
105 Hallwill to Bude
106 Wadebridge East to Bodmin North
107 Bere Alston to Callington
108 Plymouth (Lipson Junction) to Plymouth Friary
109 Plymouth to Plymouth (Millbay Crossing)
110 Tavistock Junction to Marsh Mills
110a Lydford to Launceston
111 Liskeard to Looe
112 Bodmin Road to Boscarne Junction
113 Lostwithiel to St.Blazey via Fowey
114 Par to Newquay
115 Goonbarrow Junction to East Caudledown
116 Goonbarrow Junction to Carbis Wharf
117 St.Dennis Junction to Meledor Mill (Retew Branch)
118 St.Austel to Boskell Siding (Trenance Valley Branch)
119 Burngullow to Parkandillack Siding
120 Penwithers Junction to Newham
121 Penwithers Junction to Falmouth
122 Roskear Junction to North Roskear
123 Spare
124 St.Erth to St.Ives
125 Sudbrook Branch
126 Caerwent Branch
127 East Usk Branch
128 Spare
129 Hereford Brecon Curve Junction to Barton Curve
130 Pontypool Road to Panteg
131 Gaer Junction to Coalbrookvale (Western Valley)
132 Aberbeeg Junction to Ebbw Vale (Western Valley)
132a Maesglass Junction to Monmouthshire Bank
133 Halls Road Junction to Markham Colliery
134 Cwmcarn Branch
135 Risca Junction to Tredegar
136 Bassaleg Junction to Bedwas
137 Caerphilly to Machen Station
138 Park Junction to Courtybella Junction
139 Park Junction to Ebbw Junction (Cardiff Curve)
140 Mill Street to Waterloo Loop
141 Trosnant Junction to Hafodyrynys
142 Spare
143 Trevethin Junction to Branches Fork
144 Llantarnam Junction to Furnace Sidings (Eastern Valley)
145 Newport Dock Street to Mill Street North
146 Spare
147 Golynos Branch
148 Spare
149 Little Mill Junction to Glascoed
150 Avergavenny to Abergavenny Brecon Road
151 Cardiff (Pengam Junction) to Dock Storage North
152 Cardiff (Long Dyke Junction) to North East Junction
153 Cardiff Queen Street to Cardiff (General)
154 Cardiff Queen Street to Rhymney
155 Tredegar Junction Lower to Bargoed South
156 Heath Junction L.L. to Coryton
157 Caerphilly to Pontypridd (P.C. & N. Junction)
158 Watford Crossing to Beddau Loop
159 Aber Junction to Walnut Tree Junction
159a Walnut Tree Junction to Nantgarw
160 Aber Junction to Windsor Colliery
161 Ystrad Mynach South to Dowlais Caeharris
162 Nelson Llancaiach to Ocean Taff Merthyr Colliery
163 Spare
164 Bargoed North to Ogilvie Colliery
165 Vaynor Quarry to Merthyr
166 Tirphil to McLaren Colliery
167 Cardiff (Bute Road), Pontypool, Treherbert and Duffryn Rhondda West
168 Roath Branch Junction to Docks Storage North
169 Radyr Quarry Junction to Llandaff Loop Junction
169a Rhondda Cutting Loop
170 Pontypridd Junction to Merthyr
171 Pont Shon-Norton to Cilfynydd
172 Stormstown to Ynysybwl
173 Abercynon to Aberdare (Low Level)
173a Aberdare (H.L.) to Aberdare North
174 Rhondda Fach Junction South to Maerdy
175 Cardiff (General) to Clarence Road
176 Cardiff (General) to Barry Pier
177 Cardiff (Penarth Curve East Junction) to Leckwith Junction
178 Cardiff (Signal C.411) to Radyr Junction
179 Spare
180 Cogan Junction to Cadoxton South (via Penarth)
181 Spare
182 Barry Station to Bridgend (Vale of Glamorgan)
183 Llantrisant to Llanharry
184 Llantrisant to Clydach Vale
185 Mwyndy Colliery Junction to Cwm Llantwit
186 Maesaraul Junction to Brofiscin
186a Common Branch Junction to Creigiau Quarry
187 Bridgend to Cymmer Afan
188 Tondu to Port Talbot (Signal PT.196)
189 Pyle West Junction to Heol-y-Sheet Crossing
190 Tondu to Blaengarw
191 Tondu Ogmore Junction to Wern Tarw
192 Brynmenyn to Nantymoel
193 Avon Colliery Branch (Gelli G.F. to Avon Colliery)
194 Duffryn Junction to Port Talbot (Signal P.T.8)
195 Spare
196 Cymmer General to North Rhondda (Glyncorrwg)
197 Taibach Loop, Copper Works Junction to Port Talbot
198 Cefn Junction to Port Talbot Docks No.7 Grid
199 Swansea District Line (Court Sart Junction to Morlais Junction)
200 Grovesend Colliery Loop Junction to Hendy Junction (via Hendy Loop)
201 Neath (Riverside) to Craig-y-Nos
202 Colbren Junction to Ynisgeinon Junction
202a Mountain Ash (Cardiff Road) to Neath (General) West
203 Neath G.W. Junction to Swansea Eastern Depot
204 Jersey Marine Junction North to Jersey Marine Junction South
205 Dynevor Junction to Jersey Marine Junction South
206 Neath Canal Side G.F. to Neath Canal
207 Spare
208 Spare
209 Spare
210 Swansea High Street to Swansea Victoria
211 Felin Fran East to Clydach-on-Tawe North
212 Swansea St.Thomas to Yniscedwyn Colliery
213 Upper Bank Junction to Morriston East
214 Spare
215 Llanelli (Llandilo Junction East) to Craven Arms
216 Gwaun-cae-Gurwen to Pantyffynnon
217 Abernant to Gwaun-cae-Gurwen
218 Pontardulais Junction Station to Gorseinon
219 Llanelli Dock Junction to Morfa Junction
220 Cross Hands to Llanelli Old Castle
221 Burry Port to Cwmmawr
222 Spare
223 Kidwelly Junction (B.P. & G.V.) to Kidwelly (M.L.)
224 Carmarthen Junction to Pont Llanio
225 Pencader to Newcastle Emlyn
226 Aberayron Junction to green Grove Sidings
227 Whitland to Pembroke Dock
228 Johnston to Neyland
229 Letterston Junction to Trecwn Sidings