The Bristol Railway Archive

Network Rail want to stop people getting on to the railway at Sydney Gardens and are holding a consultation at Bath Central Library from the 17th - 19th Feb.

More details at http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=4175&NewsAreaID=2&SearchCategoryID=7

Another classic ...

If you haven't seen it, there's an aerial picture of Temple Meads from 1935 in the latest issue of Rail.

Weblink as follows:
http://www.railmagazine.com/gallery/def ... m=2&pid=16

Quite an impressive expanse of Railway that's been lost.

Anyone know why they decided to tack the 67(Skip) directly behind it and not at the rear as usual?

Someone at Bedminster said that a compressor had failed or was faulty, and that 71000 would have to be left at Bristol. I presume they had a quick think and used the 67 to provide the air for ...

We have all heard about the Bristol - Bath cycle path being dug up to form part of the Emersons Green - Ashton Bus Rapid Transit Route. However, there has not been much detail released about the route to be taken from the City Centre to Ashton. The following has been extracted from the 'South ...

Quail Track Diagrams Western 4th Edition says the following:

Dolemeads Viaduct
(355 yds) 106.60 - 49

11 chains is 242 yds which ties up with the 255 yds mentioned above.
355 yds may be a typo.

Hope this helps.

Just done a quick search on Google and come up with this:

http://www.railblue.com/Class%20Headers ... ype_no.htm

The similarity is uncanny!

There always seems to be one going through Patchway towards Cardiff on a Friday at about 16:40. The Wessex train to Weston always seems to be held at the signal to let it through. Not sure about other days, though.

I seem to remember that I saw something in a magazine about 10 or 11 years ago. I would need to check whatever magazines I've got from then, the only problem being that I haven't got access to them at the moment and not likely to for another few months i.e. about Christmas time! If I get to look ...

The railway missed an opportunity to gain an extra crossing of the Severn when the second bridge was built. Could space have been found to put in two tracks? The bridge sits next to the route of the tunnel, on the Welsh side the toll booths are almost next to Severn Tunnel Junction and on the ...

:oops: Oh well, I stand corrected. I seem to remember reading something about it about ten years ago and never had a chance to follow it up properly. If it did exist, I presumed it had been demolished when the line closed, just like some of the other viaducts in this neck of the woods, like Muller ...

Does anyone have any pictures of Mangotsfield Viaduct?

I have heard a lot about it but never seen any pictures of it.

Where was it located, relative to Mangotsfield station?

Thanks.