I have just discovered where the old signal box was positioned at Bath Spa railway station. It’s thanks to a brand new animated image sequence which captures the evolution of some of the major stops […]
Tag: Brunel
Bath, April 26th.
Bath doesn’t rate very well in the litter stakes with our streets way down the list for cleanliness – often covered in cigarette stubs, urban gull droppings – and whatever the birds have managed to […]
Brunel’s footbridge still due to be restored.
Brunel’s cast iron footbridge over the main line to London – cutting through Bath’s Sydney Gardens – is now open again. There’s also news on whether or not the historic structure will be restored. Network […]
More room at Bath Spa station when the power lines go through.
Network Rail say they intend keeping Bath Spa station open next April – even though this historic stopping point on the London to Bristol line is going to be subject to major reconstruction work. It’s all part […]
Bath Spa station closure expected during April, 2017
I am hearing the next period of major rail disruption for Bath is currently expected to come during April next year. The canopy at Bath Spa Station is a listed structure, so cannot be cut […]
Box, Bath and Brunel.
At 5.41 am on Tuesday, September the First – a train left Bath Spa for Chippenham. Not only was it the first train movement of the day on this Bristol to London line but the […]
Box Tunnel rail work on schedule!
Rail travellers through Bath are having to get used to new connecting arrangements while the direct rail line to London through Box Tunnel is closed. Work is now underway to lower the track floor to […]
More platform space at Bath Spa Station.
It’s fair to say Bath’s two rather narrow railway station platforms – serving trains to and from the capital – can get pretty crowded at times. Well one off-shoot of the work this summer to prepare […]
First ‘green’ Western
‘We’re about to put Brunel back into his railway’ said the man from First Great Western when we started chatting about his company’s future plans for the historic 175 year old rail route that passes […]
New roads lead to Radstock
Work to upgrade Radstock’s inner road network will start soon following the approval by Bath & North East Somerset Council of the planning applications to regenerate the town’s former railway land. The improvements will be […]
