This is the original forum of the Bristol Railway Archive that existed between 2003 and 2013. I finally rescued it after it seemed unrecoverable after a large crash. I have made it available for viewing. It is locked, all posts to the new version please!
Use this forum to talk about the railways in and around Bristol, or for any off-topic stuff you want to share. Also request photos and information that you are missing.
Radio Times wrote:With an antique railway guide under his arm, Michael Portillo gets on and off trains in a jaunty celebration of our railways, stopping to chat seemingly at random.
BBC wrote:Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of four epic journeys, Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.
On for the next 20 weekdays, how much of the rail network we'll see who knows!
First up, he's trying to speak in a scouse accent and make eccles cakes aswell as going from Liverpool to Eccles.
With an antique railway guide under his arm, Michael Portillo gets on and off trains in a jaunty celebration of our railways, stopping to chat seemingly at random.
Let's hope he ends up in Wick or Thurso and stays there
Yatton gets a visit on Tuesday next week for the Strawberry line.
I actually think its an interesting programme. It is aimed as easy viewing with the theme of the old Bradshaws guide making comparisons here and there.
The visit to the Forth rail bridge was interesting plus hearing about his input to saving the S&C line. I am sure someone with more historical knowledge can confirm whether he did indeed make a difference. Shame that under his leader so many cuts were made but thats another story.
I have to laugh at comments made on another forum, the usual moans about not having enough pictures of trains, etc etc
