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The Bristol Harbour Railway (known originally as the Harbour Railway) was a standard-gauge industrial railway that served the wharves and docks of Bristol, England. The line, which had a network of approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) of track, connected the Floating Harbour to the GWR mainline at Bristol Temple Meads .
This is a route-map template for the Bristol Harbour Railway, a UK railway.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The Bristol and Gloucester Railway from Bristol Temple Meads via Mangotsfield to Yate. The Thornbury branch line at Yate. The Portishead Railway from Parson Street to Portishead. The Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway at Portishead. The Bristol Port Railway and Pier. The Bristol Harbour Railway. The Avonmouth Light Railway. Various sidings ...
A ferry boat passes the Welsh Back landing stage, with Bristol Bridge in the background. Bristol Ferry Boats operates passenger ferry boat services on Bristol Harbour in the centre of Bristol. [10] Services are operated for the leisure market to and from both the city centre and Bristol Temple Meads railway station.
The Heart of Wessex Line, also known as the Bristol to Weymouth Line, is a railway line that runs from Bristol Temple Meads to Westbury and Weymouth in England. It shares the Wessex Main Line as far as Westbury and then follows the course of the Reading to Taunton Line as far as Castle Cary .
Great Western Railway also operate a train between London Paddington – Cardiff Central every 30 minutes, with hourly extensions to Swansea. At Swansea/Cardiff there is a connecting Transport for Wales boat train to/from Fishguard Harbour for the Stena Line ferry to Rosslare Europort in Ireland.
Bristol Temple Meads railway station; Castle Park; Redcliffe Quay and Redcliffe Caves; Baltic Wharf marina; Cumberland Basin & Brunel Locks; The New Cut; Netham Lock, entrance to the Feeder Canal; Totterdown Basin; Temple Quay; The Centre; Canons Marsh, including Millennium Square and We The Curious; Underfall Yard; Bristol Bridge and Welsh Back
[9] [10] The opening of a more direct route to and from South Wales led to trains from Swindon to Newport and beyond being thereafter routed via Bath, Bristol and the tunnel. The route used today was established in 1903 with the building of what is often known as the Badminton Line. [11]