Unused 'Aneurin Bevan' train decal designed for the Great Western Railway Intercity Express Train 800005

Unused 'Aneurin Bevan' train vinyl decal designed for the Great Western Railway Intercity Express Train 800005, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NHS. Aneurin Bevan was the minister for health responsible for the launch of the NHS in 1948. Aneira Thomas, the first baby born on the NHS, unveiled the train in July 2023.

Great Western Railway Ltd (GWR) was a Train Operating Company (TOC) owned by FirstGroup Plc. It is one of the longest running TOCs, the company began operating after the privatisation of British Rail in February 1996 as Great Western Trains. In 1998, the company became First Great Western when FirstGroup bought out its partner’s shares then later in 2006 it rebranded to First Great Western until 2015 when the company adopted its current name of GWR Ltd, reflecting the older ‘Great Western Railway’, founded in 1833 prior to privatisation. In 2026 GWR Ltd was one of the largest Train operating Companies in Britain with more than 100 million customers a year.