The Bristol Railway Archive

To be honest I didn't think there was enough to keep my kids happy if they were still of the age to do Treetops and tunnel mazes etc, but I imagine it would be a better experience on days when the steam engines are working. I would recommend anyone visiting to also visit either the mine like I did ...

A bit out of the area, but today I was surprised with a visit to the Perrygrove Railway Adventure and the Hopewell Colliery Museum . Here's some pics. I took more, but they all have various members of my family pulling funny faces in them...

Perrygrove Railway Adventure

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I still think it's a shame the route from Temple Meads to the harbour wasn't protected. Would make a perfect circular journey serving the M Shed, SS Great Britain, Ashton Gate Stadium, Parson Street and Bedminster. Could have even been the perfect start for a tram or light rail system.

Yesterday I walked along the new shared path that takes a route under the railway arches across the floating harbour at Temple Meads. There's been a lot of detractors online but personally I thought it was a very worthwhile endeavour. The pontoon is literally inches above the water and allows the ...

From the Portishead Line Facebook Group

16.10.26

📣 Next week on the Portishead Line...
👷 Work begins on Portbury Ditch in Portishead between Harbour Road and Sainsbury's.
🔨 We're installing a concrete headwall unit and pipes to improve the drainage.
👣 The footpath between Harbour Road and the ...

Wow, you sound really busy for a retired person Roy! And well done for getting books published, there's a lot of hard work involved in the process.

Lockdown was super busy for me. I work as a driver for Royal Mail and ended up doing 12 hour shifts with vans stuffed to the roof with the upturn in ...

The new eastern entrance at Bristol Temple Meads will open from 4pm on Monday 7 September, marking a significant milestone in the transformation of one of Britain's busiest and most historic railway stations.

Delivered by Network Rail in partnership with the Bristol Temple Quarter partners, the new ...

From the Avon Valley Railway Donation Page


We are asking for your help with a rare and exciting opportunity. A 2-car Class 117 Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) has unexpectedly become available for purchase, and the Trustees believe it could become one of the most valuable operational assets on the ...

From the Portishead Line Facebook Group

🎺This week on the Portishead Line...
🪏Work begins to excavate the cuttings in Pill to make space for the new station platform.
🛻The excavated material will be taken over to our site compound off Monmouth Road and then removed by road. Some of the material ...

Read about 5 places to stop and eat or drink while traversing the Bristol to Bath Railway Path.

A Yahoo news article from a Bristol Live report.