Building the M32

Splodge · Post by **Splodge** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:01 pm

On the BBC Bristol website theres a short film from the 50's about the proposed M32, theres some footage of Cannons marsh goods yard & also the viaduct by Muller rd.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/ ... 767453.stm

News presenters were very posh back then!

Post by **James** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:18 pm

I didn't know it was originally called the "Bristol Parkway"...presumably this is how the station got its name. Was this the first "Parkway" station, with the name subsequently being applied to many stations not entirely near the towns they serve?

horace · Post by **horace** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:37 pm

Bristol parkway was the first parkway station, M32 parkway as it came into Bristol through the park land of the Dower House etc.

Fruitgums · Post by **Fruitgums** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:49 pm

I seem to recall there was some kind of competion to name the station.

Might be wrong; usually I am.