The Walk – EP 144 – Bristol St Philips To Bath Green Park – Cycling The Midland Railway

Ayup! Welcome out on another explore.

This time we’re in the south west of England and we’re taking a journey down the former Midland Railway between Bristol St Philips and Bath Green Park.

I am joined again by Phil, Steve and Vinny, as we cycle 15 miles of trackbed between the two great cities.

The railway opened in 1869 between Bristol and Birmingham, with the branch from Mangotsfield Junction down to bath, being added a year later.

Unfortunately this line was another victim of the Beeching cuts of 1963, eventually closing in 1965. Thankfully the railway path was opened in 1971, meaning so many incredible remains can still be found along the way, having not succumbed to the bulldozers of housing and industrial developments.

We explore tunnels, bridges, viaducts, signal boxes, stations (Including the magnificent terminus at Bath Green Park!), heritage railways, and we even uncover the remains of a subway system beneath Mangotsfield station.

I found most of the photos featured in this video on a fantastic Facebook group called ‘The Midland Railway Route from Bristol to Bath Green Park and Yate’ – https://www.facebook.com/groups/3503689762984249/

I hope you enjoy!

Key moments:

00:00 – Intro
01:33 – Leaving Bristol
02:54 – Track remains
08:15 – Staple Hill Station
09:20 Staple Hill Tunnel
10:57 – Mangotsfield Station
16:08 – Warmley Station
18:32 – Oldland Common Station
20:44 – Bittern Station & Heritage Line
21:58 – Avon Riverside Station
24:16 – Entering Bath
26:34 – Bath Green Park Station

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