 From 1 January 1894, the GWR began sharing the MR Richmond service, resulting in Gunnersbury having the services of five operators.After electrifying its tracks north of in 1903, the DR funded the electrification, completed on 1 August 1905, from Gunnersbury to Richmond.The DR ran electric trains on the branch, while the L&SWR, NLR, GWR and MR services continued to be steam hauled.