thumb|left|alt=A short goods van built from planks of wood. The sides are mid-grey with a large white G to the left of the doors and a large white W to the right.|A GWR goods van in the grey livery used from about 1904. This one has end doors to allow motor cars to be loaded. In the early years of the GWR its wagons were painted brown, but this changed to red before the end of the broad gauge. The familiar dark grey livery was introduced about 1904.
thumb|left|alt=A short goods van built from planks of wood. The sides are mid-grey with a large white G to the left of the doors and a large white W to the right.|A GWR goods van in the grey livery used from about 1904. This one has end doors to allow motor cars to be loaded. In the early years of the GWR its wagons were painted brown, but this changed to red before the end of the broad gauge The familiar dark grey livery was introduced about 1904.