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Hey all, jus wandering, im going on a trip from Montpelier - Severn Beach then returning to Temple Meads, then going to Bath and back on friday with my dad!! In terms of tickets whats the most cost effective or is it best to just buy singles/returns etc? much appreciated


Greg

is the train going to pass through Montpelier? if so does anyone have an idea of a time? itd b nice to b on the platform as it passes!!

I read in the Railway Magazine that there wernt going to be any football specials direct to Wembley cuz apparently the new Wembley station doesnt have the capabilities to deal with it. As a West Brom fan going to Wembley on Monday to watch us play its dissapointing there arnt any specials from ...

Please excuse my ignorance but..........why are they using them? Im guessing the are the old stock (125's)? It was interesting reading about the class 37's being used on Summer Saturdays to Weymouth what is the reason for this? Ive read about summer saturday workings back in the day when steam was ...

I like Montpelier...........although its from a students point of view that rail service is good its even more reliable than the local trains back in my hometown Birmingham

Hey guys,
i'm rapidly approaching the time where I leave Uni and Bristol for that matter to head back to my native Birmingham. Basically, my dad, being an enthusiast also, wants to go around the Bristol area and surrounding areas for that matter by train. Obviously the Severn Beach line is a must ...

Hey guys, just thought i'd let you know that theres a download available at www.uktrainsim.com of an activity along the Severn Beach line for anyone who uses Microsoft Train Simulator!! Looks like it involves taking two class 20's top n tailing some virgin coaches from TM to Severn Beach. Worth a ...

I live practically next to the railway bridge over the Gloucester Road (down the oad from Montpelier station) and heard a train at about one this morning (17/4/) it seemed to go past for a while and naturally it wouldnt have been a passenger train.............

Hey guys you may remember some months ago i mentioned i was planning on doing my dissertation on something railway related. In the end my proposal got rejected so had to look at other areas of interest. In the end i decided to write it on Bristol during the Blitz. One of my sections looks at how ...

Name - Greg

Age - 21

Ocupation - Student doing history in my last year at Bristol Uni

Location - Montpelier (by the station :-)) but Birmingham originally

Interests - Football (West Bromwich Albion), real ale, railways old and new, model railways, history and old buildings especially railway ...

Problem is there just isnt enough on Swindon in Brunel's collection. Having been to my library archives (Bristol University) and extesively looked through the catelogs and spoken with the archivists there just isnt anything really to go on. Steam was the same they have hardly anything from the ...

Well as i said I went to the works and the archive room and whilst there were lots of random primary sources in terms of workers magazines and meeting minutes, orders, and so forth there wasn't anything in the way of diaries, correspondance etc which is what i'd need. Whilst there have been loads of ...

Since I last posted there has been much research done much of it proved to be wasted :( I briefly flirted with the idea of doin something on Swindon works, i even went and visited the archives there but there jus wasn't enough primary sources available. My tutor has now suggested I write something ...

Nah they were both definitely blue and they were 'top and tailing' the power unit!

Yea this idea sounds lie it could be a starter. However, what kind of primary sources are there available? Im guessing they would be in the form of government reports on the rail network??






Greg