The Bristol Railway Archive

From the Avon Valley Railway Donation Page


We are asking for your help with a rare and exciting opportunity. A 2-car Class 117 Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) has unexpectedly become available for purchase, and the Trustees believe it could become one of the most valuable operational assets on the ...

From the Portishead Line Facebook Group

🎺This week on the Portishead Line...
🪏Work begins to excavate the cuttings in Pill to make space for the new station platform.
🛻The excavated material will be taken over to our site compound off Monmouth Road and then removed by road. Some of the material ...

Read about 5 places to stop and eat or drink while traversing the Bristol to Bath Railway Path.

A Yahoo news article from a Bristol Live report.

From the Visit West website.

Jul. 22, 2026

Great Western Railway has launched a new fixed-price Family Day Out ticket after new booking data revealed growing demand for family ‘railcations’ this summer.

Advance bookings for August and September have shown significant year-on-year growth across ...

Read about this project on the Premier Construction website.

From Network Rail Press Release


Work has started to restore passenger rail services between Portishead and Bristol for the first time in 60 years by reinstating the Portishead line and building two brand-new stations

Backed by £63million of Government investment, the Portishead line will ...

Growlers galore on the 27.6.26.

Got lots of new stuff to add to the website. Bought some slides off ebay, got loads of negs hanging about waiting to be scanned etc. Just bought a new laptop and am awaiting a card reader so I can get photos off my camera! Once that's done, away we go!

From Facebook. Go check This Page for photos.

This week on the Portishead Line...

🛣Work continues in Portishead to realign Quays Avenue and make space for the new railway station. The one-way system on Harbour Road begins on Monday 22 June.

🏗The old track along the railway from Portishead to ...

Okay, this seems to have gone smoothly. If anyone finds a problem please let me know. You can either post it here or use my email on the main website's home page.