Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox rail line Template:Great Western Main Line diagram The Great Western Main Line (GWML) is a main line railway in England that runs between London Paddington and Template:Stnlnk. It connects to other main lines such as those from Reading to Penzance and Swindon to Swansea. The GWML is presently a part of the national rail system managed by Network Rail, while the majority of passenger services upon it are provided by the current Great Western Railway franchise.
The GWML was built by the original Great Western Railway company between 1838 and 1841, as a dual track line in the Template:Track gauge broad gauge. The broad gauge remained in use until 1892, after which standard gauge track has been exclusively used. Between 1877 and 1932, many sections of the GWML were widened to four tracks. During 1908, Automatic Train Control (ATC) was introduced as a safety measure. In 1948, the Great Western Railway, and thus the GWML, was merged into the Western Region of British Railways.
During the 1970s, the GWML was upgraded to support higher line speeds, as a result of which many sections permitted Template:Cvt operations, enabling the newly introduced InterCity 125 high speed train (HST) to make faster journeys. British Rail proposed widespread electrification of the line in the late 1970s, although this was not speedily implemented. During the mid-1990s, a stretch of the GWML between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington was electrified using Template:Nowrap overhead lines for the Heathrow Express. Further, although not total, electrification was carried out during the 2010s; this permitted the replacement of diesel-powered trains such as the InterCity 125 and Template:Brc with electric and bi-mode train sets such as the Hitachi Super Express high speed trains, specifically the Template:Brc and Template:Brc. Due to budget overruns, the British government deferred electrification of the section through Bath Spa from Royal Wootton Bassett to Bristol in 2016.
The route includes dozens of listed buildings and structures, including tunnel portals, bridges and viaducts, stations, and associated hotels. Presently, the GWML is electrified between London Paddington and Royal Wootton Bassett. In the long term, Network Rail plans to install European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) in-cab signalling across the entire line.
HistoryEdit
ConstructionEdit
The construction of what would become the GWML was motivated by several factors, one of the more influential being the sizeable merchant community of Bristol, which keenly advocated for such a railway to be built to help maintain the city's position as the second port of the country as well as the chief one for American trade.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> More specifically, fearing rising competition from Liverpool and railway developments to its favour, the sought railway was to be preferably built to superior standards as to out-perform any of the lines serving the North West of England.<ref name="MacD1-1">Template:Harvnb</ref> Thus, the line built by the Great Western Railway and engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel was originally a dual track line using a wider Template:Track gauge broad gauge.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> The line's construction costs were considerably higher due to the use of this broad gauge.<ref name = "first hsr2019"/>
The route of the GWML includes dozens of listed buildings and structures, including tunnel portals, bridges and viaducts, stations, and associated hotels.Template:Sfn Part of the route passes through and contributes to the Georgian Architecture of the City of Bath World Heritage Site; the path through Sydney Gardens has been described as a "piece of deliberate railway theatre by Brunel without parallel".Template:Sfn Grade I listed structures on the line include London Paddington, Wharncliffe Viaduct, the 1839 Tudor gothic River Avon Bridge in Bristol, and Bristol Temple Meads station.Template:Sfn<ref name = "first hsr2019"/>
The line was opened in stages between 1838 and 1841.<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref> The first section, between Paddington and Maidenhead Bridge opened on 4 June 1838; the final section, between Chippenham and Bath, was opened on completion of the Box Tunnel, the longest railway tunnel driven by that time, in June 1841.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The line's alignment was so level and straight it was nicknamed "Brunel's billiard table".<ref name = "first hsr2019">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Changes under the Great Western RailwayEdit
The track was supplemented with a third rail for dual gauge operation, allowing standard gauge Template:Track gauge trains to also operate on the route, in stages between 1854 and 1875. Dual gauge was introduced as follows: London to Reading (October 1861), Reading to Template:Rws (December 1856), Didcot to Template:Rws (February 1872), Swindon to Thingley Junction, Template:Rws (June 1874), Thingley Junction to Template:Rws (March 1875), Bathampton to Bristol (June 1874), Bristol station area (May 1854). The broad gauge remained in use until 1892, at which point the last 500 miles of track were converted to standard gauge.<ref name = "first hsr2019"/><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Between 1877 and 1899, the original dual tracks were widened to four in numerous places, mainly in the east half of the line: Paddington to Template:Rws (October 1877), Southall to Template:Rws (November 1878), West Drayton to Template:Rws (June 1879), Slough to east side of Maidenhead Bridge (September 1884), Maidenhead Bridge to Template:Rws (June 1893), Reading station (1899), Reading to Template:Rws (July 1893), Pangbourne to Cholsey and Moulsford (June 1894), Cholsey and Moulsford to Didcot (December 1892); also short sections between Didcot and Swindon, and at Bristol.Template:Citation needed
Following the Slough rail accident of 1900, in which five passengers were killed, improved vacuum braking systems were used on locomotives and passenger rolling stock; furthermore, Automatic Train Control (ATC) was introduced in 1908.<ref name="Derail">Template:Cite book</ref>
Further widenings of the line took place between 1903 and 1910; another round of widening works occurred between 1931 and 1932.Template:Sfn By the 1930s, trains traversing the GWML were reportedly attaining the highest average speeds in the world.<ref name = "first hsr2019"/>
A legacy of the broad gauge was that trains for some routes could be built slightly wider than was normal in Britain; examples included the 1929-built Super Saloons used on the boat train services that conveyed transatlantic passengers to London in luxury.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> When the company celebrated its centenary during 1935, new "Centenary" carriages were built for the Cornish Riviera Express, which again made full use of the wider loading gauge on that route.<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>
At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the Great Western Railway, and thus the GWML, was taken into government control, as were most major railways in Britain. After the conflict, the companies were reorganised into the "big four" companies, of which the Great Western Railway was one. The railways, including the GWML, returned to direct government control during the Second World War before being nationalised to form British Railways (BR) in 1948, thus bringing the line into public ownership.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
British Rail eraEdit
Unlike the other BR regions, which introduced diesel-electric locomotives, the Western Region, to which the GWML belonged, decided to procure a complete range of diesel-hydraulic locomotives to fulfil its type 1 to type 4 power requirements. These included the Warship locomotives, which were based on proven West German designs, the British-designed Class 14, Hymek and Western types. However, these were all eventually withdrawn and replaced with more standard British Rail diesel-electric classes such as the Class 37 and Class 47.
During the 1970s, the line speed of the GWML was upgraded to permit faster operations; this work was in preparation for the introduction of the InterCity 125 high speed train (HST).<ref name='EarlyHighspeedBR'>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name=bbc1976>Template:Cite news</ref> The HST brought about considerable improvements in service and reduced journey times.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1977, the Parliamentary Select Committee on Nationalised Industries recommended considering electrification of more of Britain's rail network and, by 1979, British Rail had presented a range of options that included electrifying the line from Paddington to Swansea by 2000.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Under the 1979–90 Conservative governments that succeeded the 1976–79 Labour government, the proposal was not implemented.
In the mid-1990s, the line between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington was electrified as part of the Heathrow Express scheme, which was officially launched in June 1998.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Privatisation eraEdit
As part of the privatisation of British Rail, the Great Western InterCity franchise was awarded by the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising to Great Western Holdings in December 1995, and it began operations on 4 February 1996.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Via multiple contract extensions, this operator, which currently trades as Great Western Railway has been the primary operator of passenger services on the GWML for multiple decades.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In August 2008, it was announced that a number of speed limits on the relief lines between Reading and London had been raised, so that 86% of the line could be used at Template:Cvt.<ref name="First Great Western Customer Panel">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
By 2019, the partial electrification of the GWML permitted the replacement of InterCity 125 and Template:Brc sets by new Hitachi Super Express high speed trains – the Template:Brc and Template:Brc. The procurement programme for these trains, known as the Intercity Express Programme, was highly impacted by the GWML's electrification scheme, particularly the abandonment of diesel-only trains in favour of bi-mode trains, which were elongated and outfitted with a second transformer to maximise their use of the electrified sections.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn The electrification of the line also allowed the introduction of other rolling stock, such as Template:Brc electric multiple units, to conduct shorter-distance services.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
RouteEdit
The main communities served by the Great Western Main Line are West London (including Acton, Ealing, Hanwell, Southall, Hayes, Harlington and West Drayton), Iver, Langley, Slough, Burnham, Taplow, Maidenhead, Twyford, Reading, Tilehurst, Pangbourne, Goring-on-Thames, Streatley; Cholsey, Didcot, Swindon, Chippenham, Bath, Keynsham and Bristol.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
From London to Didcot, the line follows the Thames Valley, crossing the River Thames three times, including on the Maidenhead Railway Bridge. Between Chippenham and Bath the line passes through Box Tunnel, and then follows the valley of the River Avon.
A junction west of Swindon allows trains to reach Bristol by an alternative route along the South Wales Main Line. Other diversionary routes exist between Chippenham and Bath via Template:Stnlnk and the Wessex Main Line, although this involves a reversal at Bradford Junction; and from Reading to Bath via the Reading–Taunton line.
ServicesEdit
Services of three train operating companies use the line:
- Great Western Railway (GWR) operates most services:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Inter-city trains run between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads, via Reading, Didcot Parkway, Swindon, Chippenham and Bath Spa; some services do not call at Didcot Parkway.
- Inter-city services between London Paddington – Cardiff Central operate every 30Template:Nbspminutes, with hourly extensions to Swansea. At Swansea/Cardiff, there is a connecting Transport for Wales' boat train to/from Fishguard Harbour for the Stena Line ferry to Rosslare Europort in Ireland. An integrated timetable is offered between London Paddington and Rosslare Europort with through ticketing available.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Heathrow Express trains from Paddington to London Heathrow Airport, on behalf of Heathrow Airport Holdings.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- Elizabeth line services run on the Great Western Main Line between London and Reading.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- CrossCountry operates long-distance trains using the GWML between Reading and Didcot Parkway.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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InfrastructureEdit
There are four tracks between London and Didcot, two in each direction. The main lines are mostly used by the faster trains and are on the south side of the route. The relief lines on the north side are used for slower services and those that call at all stations, as only London Paddington, Slough, Maidenhead, Twyford, Reading and Didcot Parkway stations have platforms on the main lines (although a few others have main line platforms that can be used in an emergency). Between Didcot and Royal Wootton Bassett, a series of passing loops allow fast trains to overtake slower ones. This section is signalled for bi-directional running on each line but this facility is usually only used during engineering working or when there is significant disruption to traffic in one direction.<ref name=2007plans/>
The summit of the line is at Swindon and falls away in each direction: Swindon is Template:Convert above Paddington and Template:Convert above Bristol Temple Meads. The maximum gradient between Paddington and Didcot is 1 in 1320 (0.75Template:Nbsp‰ or 0.075%); between Didcot and Swindon it is 1 in 660 (1.5Template:Nbsp‰ or 0.15%), but west of Swindon, gradients as steep as 1 in 100 (10Template:Nbsp‰ or 1%) are found in places, such as Box Tunnel and to the east of Template:Stnlnk.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
The line is electrified between Paddington and Langley Burrell (just east of Chippenham) using Template:Nowrap overhead supply lines; the Reading to Taunton line (as far as Newbury) and the South Wales Main Line (as far as Cardiff Central) are also electrified.
The line speed is Template:Cvt.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The relief lines from Paddington to Didcot are limited to Template:Cvt as far as Reading, and then Template:Cvt to Didcot. Lower restrictions apply at various locations.<ref name=2007plans>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The line is one of two Network Rail-owned lines equipped with the Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, the other being the Chiltern Main Line.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Tunnels, viaducts and major bridgesEdit
Major civil engineering structures on the Great Western Main Line include the following.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref>
Line-side monitoring equipmentEdit
Line-side train monitoring equipment includes hot axle box detectors (HABD) and Wheelchex wheel impact load detectors (WILD), sited as follows.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
| Name & Type | Line | Location (distance from Paddington) |
|---|---|---|
| Maidenhead HABD | Up Relief | Template:Convert |
| Up Main | Template:Convert | |
| Waltham WILD | Up Relief, Down Relief, Up Main, Down Main | Template:Convert |
| Twyford HABD | Down Relief, Down Main | Template:Convert |
| Basildon HABD | Up Relief, Down Relief, Up Main
(Down Main disconnected December 2016) |
Template:Convert |
| Cholsey WILD | Up Relief, Down Relief, Up Main, Down Main | Template:Convert |
| Wantage Road HABD | Up Main | Template:Convert |
| Bourton HABD | Down Main | Template:Convert |
| Studley HABD | Up Main | Template:Convert |
| Twerton HABD | Down Main | Template:Convert |
Recent developmentsEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} From 2011, the GWML underwent a £5Template:Nbspbillion modernisation by Network Rail.Template:Sfn
Reading station saw a major redevelopment with new platforms, a new entrance, footbridge and lifts; the work was completed a year ahead of schedule<ref name=bbc_9July2012>Template:Cite news</ref> in July 2014.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Signalling Solutions resignalled the Template:Convert from Paddington to Template:Rws, including the Airport branch, as part of the Elizabeth line.<ref name="Rail671">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
ElectrificationEdit
The eastern section from Paddington to Hayes & Harlington was electrified in 1998.Template:Citation needed The Crossrail project covered electrification of the line from Airport Junction to Maidenhead and, following a number of announcements and delays, the government announced in March 2011 that it would electrify the line as far as Bristol Temple Meads.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Sfn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Following delays to the work and a large increase in costs,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the Conservative government announced in July 2017 that, for the time being, electrification would only be completed as far as Thingley Junction, Template:Convert west of Chippenham.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Electrification as far as Didcot Parkway was completed in December 2017,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and to Thingley Junction in December 2019.Template:Citation needed
Electrification of associated lines, including Bristol Parkway to Temple Meads and Didcot to Oxford, was also postponed indefinitely; electrification of the route between London and Cardiff was completed in 2019.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The government argued that bi-mode trains would fill in the gaps pending completion of electrification, although the Class 800 trains are slower in diesel mode than under electric power.
Other proposalsEdit
Network Rail plans to install European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) in-cab signalling on the Great Western line;<ref name="GvtRailElectricationPaper">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Sfn this is a pre-requisite for the Super Express trains to run at 140Template:Nbspmph (225Template:Nbspkm/h).<ref>See Hitachi Super Express article</ref> Some of this resignalling work was undertaken during the electrification work.<ref name="GvtRailElectricationPaper"/> Furthermore, Network Rail has envisaged the deployment of ERTMS to function as the replacement for the aging ATP system.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Further capacity improvements are also scheduled at Swindon, adding to recent changes and the new Platform 4.Template:Citation needed
Other more distant aspirations include resignalling and capacity improvements at Reading; the provision of four continuous tracks between Didcot and Swindon (including a grade-separated junction at Milton, where the westbound relief line switches from the north side of the line to the south); and resignalling between Bath and Bristol to enable trains to run closer together.Template:Citation needed
Access to Heathrow Airport from the west remains an aspiration and the 2009 Heathrow Airtrack scheme, abandoned in 2011, proposed a route south of the Great Western Main Line to link the airport with Reading. Plans for electrification of the line will make it easier to access Heathrow from Reading, since lack of electrification between Reading station and Airport Junction (near West Drayton station) was a limiting factor.<ref name="GvtRailElectricationPaper" /> Plans under consideration in 2014 included new tunnels between Heathrow and Langley.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Calls for station reopeningsEdit
There are calls for the reintroduction of Corsham station due to recent growth of the town.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The original station was closed to passengers in 1965.
A local group is campaigning for the reopening of Saltford station between Bath and Bristol, to coincide with electrification.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
There have also been calls to reopen the former Wantage Road station.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Oxfordshire County Council included a proposal for a new station to serve Wantage and Grove in their 2015–2031 local transport plan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Major incidentsEdit
- Slough rail accident – 16 June 1900: An express train from Paddington to Template:Rws ran through two sets of signals at danger and collided with a local train heading for Windsor. Five passengers were killed and 35 seriously injured.<ref name=Times21>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
- Ealing rail crash – 19 December 1973: A train from Paddington to Oxford derailed after a loose battery box cover on the Class 52 Western locomotive hauling the train struck lineside equipment, causing a set of points to move under the train. Ten passengers were killed and 94 injured.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Southall rail crash – 19 September 1997: An InterCity 125 service from Swansea to Paddington, operated by Great Western Trains, failed to stop at a red signal and collided with a freight train entering Southall goods yard. Seven people were killed and 139 were injured. The incident severely damaged public confidence in the safety of the rail system. It was found that the train's automatic warning system (AWS) was faulty, and the driver had been distracted (he had bent down to pack his bag). Great Western Trains was fined £1.5Template:Nbspmillion for violations of health and safety law in connection with the accident.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Ladbroke Grove rail crash – 5 October 1999: A Thames Trains service from Paddington to Template:Rws passed a signal at danger at the gantry protecting a main set of (crossover) points between the one-way and bi-directionally used lines. The train ran the wrong way down the line and was hit head-on by a First Great Western HST service from Template:Rws to Paddington at a closing speed of approximately Template:Cvt. 31Template:Nbsppeople died, including both drivers, with more than 520Template:Nbsppeople injured. Thames Trains was fined £2Template:Nbspmillion for violations of health and safety law.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Rolling stockEdit
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Commuter trainsEdit
| Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Cars per set | Number | Operator | Routes | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | ||||||||
| Template:Brc | File:Bathpool - GWR 158763+158747 Cardiff service.JPG | Diesel Multiple Unit | 90 | 145 | 2 | 22 | Great Western Railway |
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1989–92 |
| 3 | 19 | ||||||||
| Template:Brc | File:Oxford - GWR 165116 leaving for Reading.JPG | 2 | 20 | Great Western Railway |
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1990–92 | |||
| 3 | 16 | ||||||||
| Template:Brc | File:Caerdydd Canolog - GWR 166219.JPG | 3 | 21 | Great Western Railway | 1992–93 | ||||
| Template:Brc | File:Ealing Broadway - TfL 345015 Paddington service.JPG | Electric Multiple Unit | 90 | 145 | 9 | 70 | Elizabeth line | London Paddington to Heathrow Terminal 4, Heathrow Terminal 5 and Reading | 2015–19 |
| Template:Brc | File:Reading - GWR 387132+387143 Didcot service.JPG | 110 | 177 | 4 | 36 | Great Western Railway | London Paddington to Didcot Parkway London Paddington and Reading to Newbury |
2016–17 | |
High speed trainsEdit
| Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Cars per set | Number | Operator | Routes | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | ||||||||
| Template:Brc | File:Reading railway station MMB 50 220013.jpg | DEMU | 125 | 201 | 4 or 5 | 34 | CrossCountry |
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| Template:Brc | File:Bath Spa - CrossCountry 221132 Edinburgh service.JPG | 22 | |||||||
| Template:Brc | File:Norton Fitzwarren - GWR 800003 Exeter to London.JPG | Bi-Mode Multiple Unit | 140 | 225 | 5 | 36 | Great Western Railway | London Paddington to:Template:Unbulleted list | 2014-18 |
| 9 | 21 | ||||||||
| Template:Brc | File:Bathpool - GWR 802110 London service.JPG | 5 | 22 | London Paddington to: Template:Unbulleted list | 2017-20 | ||||
| 9 | 14 | ||||||||
Sleeper trainsEdit
| Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Operator | Routes | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | |||||||
| Template:Brc | File:St Philip's Marsh - GWR 57603.JPG | Diesel locomotive | 95 | 152 | 4 | Great Western Railway | Template:Stn to Template:Stnlnk (The Night Riviera) | 1998-2004 |
| Mark 3 | File:Long Rock Sidings - GWR Mk3 RFB 10219.JPG | Passenger coach | 125 | 200 | 18 | 1975-88 | ||
NotesEdit
The reference for the route map diagram is:- Template:Jowett-Atlas
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
CitationsEdit
SourcesEdit
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