Coalpit Heath

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<googlemap lat="51.524018" lon="-2.463942"> 51.520814, -2.464371, Coalpit Heath </googlemap>

To Bristol or Wales: Station Road
To Yate or London: The Ha'Penny Bridge

History

Opened on 1st July 1903. Closed to both passengers and goods on 3rd April 1961.

Gallery

  • The view down the station approach road. The area has become a small trading estate, but the original gateposts are still standing.
    The view down the station approach road. The area has become a small trading estate, but the original gateposts are still standing.
  • The gatepost reads 'James Vulcan Foundry 1902'.
    The gatepost reads 'James Vulcan Foundry 1902'.
  • The trading estate. Nothing left to show that a busy station was once here.
    The trading estate. Nothing left to show that a busy station was once here.
  • Looking across the rails and it looks like parts of the Up platform are still visible, although in a very unstable condition.
    Looking across the rails and it looks like parts of the Up platform are still visible, although in a very unstable condition.
  • A Voyager blasts past at 85mph.
    A Voyager blasts past at 85mph.
  • The Ha'Penny Bridge
    The Ha'Penny Bridge
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