Great Britain: Great Western Railway, set of 5 certificates;...

Estimate

£60 - £80

Great Britain: Great Western Railway, set of 5 certificates; Quarter share £25, 184[5]; Consolidated Ordinary Stock, 18[91]; 5% Guaranteed Stock, 19[44]; 4% Debenture Stock, 19[46] and 19[47]. A broad gauge line 245 miles in length, engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The line originally ran from London to Bristol and opened in 1841. Over the next two decades the company came to own or lease many other major railways such as the South Devon, the Cornwall and the South Wales, linking the Great Western to Devon and Cornwall, the Midlands, and Wales. The lines became mixed gauge following such connections, and tracks were converted to standard gauge in the 1890’s. It was the only company to retain its identity at grouping, many others joining it. All AVF, the last with adhesive residue at left (5).