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Image:bathjunction1.jpg|'''40568''' pilots '''73051''' through '''Bath Junction''' on the approach to [[Bath Green Park]] sometime during October 1956. In the background an unidentified loco shunts coal into the gasworks.
Image:bathjunction1.jpg|'''40568''' pilots '''73051''' through '''Bath Junction''' on the approach to [[Bath Green Park]] sometime during October 1956. In the background an unidentified loco shunts coal into the gasworks.
Image:rogerporch25.jpg|A 1960s general view of the junction. The signal box  came into use on 13th April [[1924]], replacing two older boxes sited each side of the junction. The new box remained in use until 12th September [[1966]]. <nowiki>[1]</nowiki> ''© Roger Porch''
Image:rogerporch25.jpg|A 1960s general view of the junction. The signal box  came into use on 13th April [[1924]], replacing two older boxes sited each side of the junction. The new box remained in use until 12th September [[1966]]. ''© Roger Porch''
Image:rogerporch26.jpg|An enthusiasts special headed by [[w:William Stanier|Stanier]] '''48706''' passes the junction. The milepost opposite the train marks the start of the 1-50 climb out of Bath. This loco worked several specials over the S&D prior to its closure. ''© Roger Porch''
Image:rogerporch26.jpg|An enthusiasts special headed by [[w:William Stanier|Stanier]] '''48706''' passes the junction. The milepost opposite the train marks the start of the 1-50 climb out of Bath. This loco worked several specials over the S&D prior to its closure. ''© Roger Porch''
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== References ==
''<nowiki>[1]</nowiki> Bath Green park to Bristol. Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith''


[[Category:Junctions]]
[[Category:Junctions]]

Revision as of 10:23, 6 November 2007

<googlemap lat="51.384906" lon="-2.377424"> 51.382482, -2.378132, Bath Junction </googlemap>

To Bristol or the North: Windsor Bridge Road
To Radstock: Bellotts Road
To Bath Green Park: Midland Road-Bridge 42

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  • 40568 pilots 73051 through Bath Junction on the approach to Bath Green Park sometime during October 1956. In the background an unidentified loco shunts coal into the gasworks.
    40568 pilots 73051 through Bath Junction on the approach to Bath Green Park sometime during October 1956. In the background an unidentified loco shunts coal into the gasworks.
  • A 1960s general view of the junction. The signal box came into use on 13th April 1924, replacing two older boxes sited each side of the junction. The new box remained in use until 12th September 1966. © Roger Porch
    A 1960s general view of the junction. The signal box came into use on 13th April 1924, replacing two older boxes sited each side of the junction. The new box remained in use until 12th September 1966. © Roger Porch
  • An enthusiasts special headed by Stanier 48706 passes the junction. The milepost opposite the train marks the start of the 1-50 climb out of Bath. This loco worked several specials over the S&D prior to its closure. © Roger Porch
    An enthusiasts special headed by Stanier 48706 passes the junction. The milepost opposite the train marks the start of the 1-50 climb out of Bath. This loco worked several specials over the S&D prior to its closure. © Roger Porch
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