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Bath Spa

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To Bristol: Bath West Bridge
To Swindon or Westbury: St James Bridge

History

Opened in 1840. Grade II listed.

1950s Gallery

  • D807 Caradoc waits at Bath Spa in 1959 with an express for Paddington. Roger thinks this was the first photo he ever took :) © Roger Porch

1960s Gallery

  • An undated photo of 2288 at the London end of Bath Spa. The signal behind the loco is off which suggests she is running light engine through the station, rather than running around a train.

  • An unidentified Warship awaits the off with the down Bristolian in 1962. © Roger Porch

  • The Blue Pullman arrives with a service from Paddington. © Roger Porch

  • A view west along Dolemeads Viaduct showing an unidentified Western departing the station.

  • A general view from the east end of the station showing the centre tracks. The elevated signal box dates from 1897 and closed on the 21st January 1968.

2003 Gallery

May

  • A general view of the station. © John Rawlings

2004 Gallery

7.10.04

  • A view of the station buildings from the road.

  • Another view of the station buildings. A view ruined by the sheer amount of street furniture at this location.

  • Arches, viaducts and taxi ranks at the east end of the station.

  • The back of the buildings on the Down platform.

  • Standing on the platform and looking west. The lines through Bath are signalled for bi-directional running.

  • The view of the station from the Bristol end of Platform 2.

  • A general view of the station taken from the London end.

  • A London bound HST arrives at Platform 2.

  • Looking east along Dolemeads Viaduct.

2006 Gallery

  • Bath Spa at night. November 2006. © John Rawlings

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