The Bristol Railway Archive

Hello. I was at BGS between 1970 and 1976, and in the Railway Society from about 1972. I remember working on the model railway in the cellar at lunch times. It was loosely based on the S&DJR, I think, and was never "finished" (which I think is normal for model railways). Went on a few trips: the ...

Thanks for your reply stopblock. Hmm ... so it looks like some inside knowledge would be very helpful to find out which route they take on a particular night.

Maybe this is a na´ve question but I have been out of the railway "game" for a few years. These days, do the "Night Riviera" services go via the
Berks & Hants route? It's hard to tell from the timetable. Back in my youth the overnight sleepers usually went via Bristol; we referred to
them as the ...

I totally agree with the comments made by Donkey and stationcat. It beggars belief that the idea of a bus "solution" should emerge at this stage when so much progress has been made towards reinstating the line. I just don't think this would be happening in another country. In the Irish Republic, for ...