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The Great Western Railway Company
This railway company was incorporated in 1834 as the London and Gore Railroad Company. It became the Great Western Railway Company in 1853. In 1854, the Niagara Falls-London-Windsor corridor was inaugurated. In 1882, the Great Western Railway Company had 1,280 kilometres of track, mainly in southwestern Ontario.
Source
Baskerville, Peter. -- "Great Western Railway" -- The 1999 Canadian encyclopedia : world edition. -- Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 1998.
