The Bristol Railway Archive

As I flashed past Worle on a Voyager today, I noticed that one of the road overbridges (possibly the lane to West Huish, east of the motorway) is being replaced, with new concrete abutments, and currently no span. There also appeared to be a temporary footbridge to the north east, presumably either ...

1L74 15:55 Cardiff - London Paddington

1 early at Severn Tunnel Junction
136 late at Severn Tunnel West, but it did continue through to Pad.

1B46 1445 Pad - Swansea

2 late at Pilning
93 late at Severn Tunnel Junction, and it is showing as cancelled beyond Newport.

Not sure which was involved ...

Just spotted this on the wnxx forum:

Just heard on BBC Radio Bristol that the Portishead line is to be cleared in order that a trial 'passenger' evaluation to be run down by First Great Western in Autumn.

If true this is a superb development. Anyone out there able to verify this?

Might have to ...

They've fenced off the stepped waterside duck feeding area in Taunton's Vivary Park now "for health and safety reasons". Doesn't matter that no-one's fallen into the stream in all the years it's been there, as something could happen. You used to see kids in a sea of ducks, watching in awe as they ...

What trains actually call at Pilning nowadays? A few years ago there was one each way per day, but now I can't find anything.

jules wrote:

Newly installed at Pilning station, an electronic help point with solar panels,

What does it say?

"Walk to Severn Beach, it's quicker."

I don't know about these days, but in BR days the right hand often didn't know what the left hand was doing.

There is the howler from 50 years ago when the gas lighting was stripped out of Coalpit Heath station and electric lighting was installed.

Three months before closure :mrgreen:

Erm, it ...

I'd suggest asking somewhere like http://www.wnxxforum.com/interactive/

Is Mike Vale unaware of "copyright"?

Earlier this afternoon there was a total loss of signalling in the Bristol area, apparently caused by blown fuses in Bristol panel box. There are still currently delays of over 100 minutes on some trains with others being cancelled throughout. Pretty much every train in the area is affected, with ...

markitg on SWRG reports:

6B86 Portbury to Aberthaw has sat down on Filton bank,north of Narroways junction. 66193 and 21 HTAs,2050 tonnes. 1441 BRI-GMV gone via Swindon. Avonmouth line ok but little route knowledge therefore rest on the up all ashambles.

What a mess, just one failure and it's ...

Thought this might be of interest:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FILTON-Platform-S ... lwayana_RL

Regional Railways-era, from the now closed Filton Junction.

The cab is more likely to be from Grand Central's 43068 or 43080; they were sent to DML Devonport recently for repair.

Plenty of room still, maybe you're used to seeing stations built for broad gauge? Or is it the edge of the ballast making the vacant trackbed seem narrower...it doesn't mark the centre of the formation.