Bath and Bristol Steam Train Ride, Talk and Tour Young Members Panel Join us at Bristol and Bath’s heritage railway, to experience a ride on a steam train, and learn about RAILWAYS the locomotives and the restored railway line.
AVON VALLEY We will meet from 10:30 at the Bitton station Bistro for tea and coffee, before boarding a steam train at RAILWAY 11:00. This will first take us to the northernmost end of the STEAM restored railway, at Oldland Common, then south to the Avon Riverside station. TRAIN RIDE, We will then be given a tour of the railway yard and goods shed, including the history of the site, followed TALK & TOUR by a short talk on the workings of a steam engine with a look at one of the locomotives .
For those wishing to stay for lunch, there is a bistro onsite at Bitton, although the cost of food is not th included for this event. Sunday 7 October 2012 Donations are welcomed after the tour, for the 10:30 – 13:00 continuing restoration of the line and trains.
Meet at: Please note, although seats will be reserved on the Bitton Railway Station Bistro Bath Road train, it is still open to the public so will not wait for Bitton us! So please arrive promptly. (If you really have a Bristol problem with delays, the train will return through BS30 6HD Bitton on its way to Avon Riverside at 11:25 when you can join us). Please book to reserveth your seat on the train. Sunday 7 October 2012
RAILWAYS Getting There: AVR STEAM Bitton station is accessible by car from the A431, with parking available, or 1½ miles walk from Keynsham TRAIN RIDE train station. On a Sunday, buses are only very occasional from Bath and Bristol. Please see: & TOUR http://www.avonvalleyrailway.org/locations/bitton- station for more information.
Or take advantage of the Bristol to Bath cycle path Avon Valley Railway which shares its route with the old railway. Following the path, Bitton is roughly 9 miles from Bristol city centre and 6 miles from Bath city centre. The Mangotsfield to Bath branch of the Midlands Railway ceased passenger services in 1966. Since www.bristolbathrailwaypath.org.uk then, much of the line has been turned into the There are plenty of cycle racks at the station. popular Sustrans Bristol and Bath Railway Path cycleway and footpath.
A 3 mile section, between Oldland Common and Avon th Riverside, is now owned by the Avon Valley Railway Sunday 7 October 2012 Company. This is a team of volunteers who have painstakingly restored the line, station buildings, and 10:30 – 13:00 locomotives. Meet at: Bitton Railway Station Bistro Bath Road Bitton Bristol BS30 6HD
Please book to reserve your seat on the train.
For more information, or to book, please contact:
Isabel Hoskin 07931 647 296 [email protected]
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