Network Rail gave themselves around six weeks to lower the rail track around Bath – ready for the electrification programme … More
Tag: Great Western Railway
Sydney Gardens – It’s electrifying!
A first image of how the railway line through Bath’s historic Sydney Gardens might look in the future as Network … More
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
Rail works begin!
Bath starts to be directly affected by the massive and costly construction programme Network Rail have underway to electrify the … More
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
Rabbit exclusion zone
Bath has to get used to seeing its once green-covered railway embankments stripped of vegetation. It’s part of the price … More
Work on rail crossing to Hampton Row.
Preliminary work on Network Rail’s multi-billion pound electrification of the London to Bristol line is starting to be noticed in … More
A brush with history
Cycling home through Sydney Gardens today l came across an artist hard at work on a easel he had set … More
It’s electrifying – but gently does it!
Well there is real hope now that Network Rail will be proceeding as gently as possible when its electrification construction … More
Have Your Say on Saltford Station
Today’s the day Saltford residents can have their say about plans to re-open the local station. The drop-in event, which … More
Shedding light on the past.
It’s amazing how changing light conditions reveal things you have never noticed before. There l was heading into town along … More
Art and the rail engineer
Brunel’s Great Western Railway certainly opened up Bath in terms of transport and trade but this engineering marvel came in … More
Bath on the Rails
A treasure trove of iconic railway posters, paintings and 19th century prints will be celebrated at Bath & North East Somerset … More
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
Rail relics recognised
English Heritage has been making headlines just recently helping to do its bit for England‘s railway history. In a joint … More
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
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