The Bristol Railway Archive

On the beeb this morning.

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6285629.stm

Does this mean Weston Milton's down platform will be returned from its 'loan' to Lympstone Commando?

(Or will this actually mean the closure of WM due to lack of funds to erect a replacement down platform, or will only up trains stop once re-doubling is complete?)

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I suggest you question the local planning authority (LPA) in the new year.

This is clearly 'development' and, therefore, requires consent. It is possibly what is known as 'permitted development', i.e., the structure does not require specific planning permission, which would probably be the ...

Has anyone ever seen anyone getting on or off a train at Severn Tunnel Junction other than 'spotters'? And there's nothing to see there now!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/6217400.stm

From Bath and North Somerset Web Site (http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/Committee_Papers/DCA/da001011/12applindex.htm):


"Hampton Row is a terrace of early 19th century cottages on the north-east edge of the town centre running parallel with the river, canal and railway line. It is a terrace of 15 houses ...

Rather after the event, however there's a detailed article on the railways serving the Port of Bristol in the August 1972 edition of The Railway Magazine. The link below is to a map scanned from the article. I'm sure Bristol library will have a copy but could produce a full scan if there's any ...

I'm sorry, I do not have a lot of sympathy. The regulations are not petty and I believe even in the days of Brunel you required a single ticket to travel on a train from Bath to Bristol.

However, the commentator is correct to draw attention to the inflexibility of railway companies in dealing with ...