The Bristol Railway Archive

sorry : 'there' not 'their'.

I'm no expert on the use of the line to the quarry but was exploring the Radstock area the other day. The tracks still lead to just before the GWR station but to my dismay their was a Bellway Homes notice bringing gloom to the site - part of the redevelopment of Radstock in partnership with the ...

Does anyone know what are the plans for the derelict Royal Mail facility at Temple Meads. I was looking at it tonight and absorbing the forlorn state of the area south of the station including the Bath Road depot site and the pub. Thanks.

Thanks: that's it! But what is it used for - I guess cleaning? Seems it's expensive on power - is that so it easily works in both directions?

HI,
Last night a Network Rail working entered BTM - can anyone enlighten me as to its load. It consisted of two bogie flats with a total of 3 tanks and 3 groups of boxed equipment (at least two appeared to contain generators) Livery was blue and the tanks marked 'non-hazardous'. The wagons were ...

That's all very interesting. Still getting know the area - Flax Bourton station this afternoon or at least the remnants. Looking forward to trains running again towards the Severn - will it be like freeing a dammed river with a torrent of trains passing as the pressure is released - perhaps not!

Is that both Tue and Thurs - how can that be? There was nothing today. Is it worth trying on Thurs? Fantastic website to help get to know ristol area!

Thanks Grayo59,

I tried the route several years ago but there was a bus replacement so didn't bother. Have doen Redland - TM recently. Visited Sea Mills today. Does freight traffic use this part of the route or does it all go on the direct route past Filton (which I also visited today)? Also, can ...

Just moved to Bristol and started getting to know the area's railways. Found this website after a visit to pilning area. Atmospheric place particularly with an incidentent in the distance towards Bristol with a stuck DMU, several HV jackets and the speedy arival of a transit - signal problems ...