Paddington Station Trains Beneath the Historic Arched Roofs

Paddington Station Trains Beneath the Historic Arched Roofs
The trains at Paddington Station sit beneath the grand arched glass-and-iron roofs first designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Matthew Digby Wyatt in the 1850s. The repeating barrel-vaulted structures—still marked by the faded “GWR” insignia for the Great Western Railway—remain a hallmark of Victorian railway engineering. Now serving modern intercity services such as the GWR and Heathrow Express, the station continues to blend historic design with contemporary rail operations, standing as one of London’s most architecturally significant transport hubs.
Photo taken in April 2019.
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