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The Clifton Rocks Railway ran from a lower station just beyond the furthest buildings at river level, through a tunnel to an upper station at bridge level. The Clifton Rocks Railway was an underground funicular in Bristol, England, linking Clifton at the top to Hotwells and Bristol Harbour at the bottom of the Avon Gorge in a tunnel cut through ...
Brampton Valley Way: Northampton to Market Harborough Railway, Northamptonshire (14 miles) Brandon to Bishop Auckland Railway Path: Broompark to Bishop Auckland, County Durham (9 miles) Bridport to West Bay: Dorset (1 mile) Bristol and Bath Railway Path, Somerset (13 miles) Bubwith Rail Trail: Bubwith to Market Weighton, Yorkshire (8 miles)
The old Bristol and Exeter Railway signal box was closed on 9 December 1985 when control of the level crossing was transferred to the new panel signal box at Exeter. The station is recognisable today, with the empty signal box still remaining at the north end of the southbound platform, one of the buildings still on the platform, and the goods ...
Oldland Common Halt is a railway station on the Avon Valley Railway. The station is on the same site as a previous station which was on the-then LMS Bath branch from Mangotsfield . Then, paths led down to the platforms from North Street, with one now providing access to the Bristol & Bath Railway Path.
Bishop's Castle Railway Museum; Cambrian Heritage Railways, Oswestry, Shropshire; Chasewater Railway Museum, Staffordshire; Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Heritage Shunters Trust; Kidderminster Railway Museum; Market Drayton Railway Preservation Society; Moseley Railway Trust; National Tramway Museum, Crich, Derbyshire; North Ings Farm Museum
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equipment on museum grounds.
A railway, the Bristol Port Railway, was built through the gorge on the east side from Hotwells to Avonmouth between 1863 and 1865. The Portishead Railway was opened on the west side in 1867. The section of the Bristol Port Railway between Hotwells and Sneyd Park junction was closed in 1922, when construction of a major road through the gorge ...
Originally the railway was promoted by the Bristol Port Railway and Pier Company, incorporated under the Bristol Port Railway and Pier Act of 17 June 1862. In 1871 the railway was transferred to the Great Western and Midland railway companies jointly, under the Great Western and Midland railway companies (Clifton and Bristol) Act of 25 May 1871, and the Midland Railway (Additional Powers) Act ...