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Now and then – GWR style

I have just discovered where the old signal box was positioned at Bath Spa railway station. It’s thanks to a … More

Bath, bath spa station, Brunel, great western railways, GWR, heritage, history, paddington, rail, trains

Bath, April 26th.

Bath doesn’t rate very well in the litter stakes with our streets way down the list for cleanliness – often … More

Brunel, Canal, Cleveland Pools, Great Western Railway, Green Party, hampton row, Holburne Park, HS2, Kennet and Avon Canal, litter, MOD Warminster Road, Network Rail, Sky TV, street liltter, Sydney Gardens, urban farm

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 … More

Bath, Brunel, Great Western Railway, Insambard Kingdom Brunel, Network Rail, Sydney Gardens

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 … More

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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 … More

Bath, Bath & North East Somerset Council, bath spa station, Brunel, electrification, GWR, Network Rail, paddington

Box, Bath and Brunel.

At 5.41 am on Tuesday, September the First – a train left Bath Spa for Chippenham. Not only was it … More

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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 … More

Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, box tunnel, Bristol Temple Meads, Brunel, Great Western Railway, Network Rail, trains

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 … More

Bath, Brunel, electrtification, First Great Western, Great Western Railway, Network Rail, Sydney Gardens

First ‘green’ Western

‘We’re about to put Brunel back into his railway’ said the man from First Great Western when we started chatting … More

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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 … More

Bath and North East Somerset, Brunel, Radstock, radstock rail shed

Lights and locomotives in Sydney Gardens

The Virtual Museum of Bath hears Sydney Gardens might be getting public lighting at last. Looks like they will be … More

Bath Somerset, Bristol, Brunel, Great Western Main Line, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Network Rail, Sydney, Sydney Gardens

Wave goodbye to the trains

Brunel laid out the section of his Great Western Railway which passed through Bath’s Sydney Gardens like a stage with … More

Brunel, Great Western Railway, Heritage Lottery Fund, Railway electrification system, Recreation, Sydney, Train, Virtual Museum

Damage in Sydney Gardens

It’s good to know Bath has a reputation for talented artists and great to visit local exhibitions to view their … More

Bath, Bath Pageant, Brunel, graffiti, Great Western Railway, sulis minerva, Sydney Gardens

Orpheus – the full story!

Elsewhere within the Virtual Museum is a lengthy piece about Keynsham and its Roman past. I mentioned a wonderful mosaic … More

Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, British Archaeological Association, Brunel, Great Western Railway, Keynsham, Keynsham Railway Station, mosaics, orpheus, Roman, Virtual Museum

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