| Date |
Journey / Visits |
Trains spotted |
Photos taken (kept) |
Description |
| 08/05/10 |
Liverpool Central |
5 |
0 |
I take some
time off from the NUS LGBT conference to visit Liverpool Central
station. |
| 19/04/10 |
Yatton
to Nottingham via Bristol
Temple Meads, and Birmingham New Street. |
80 |
0 |
A trip back to University
after spending Easter at home with my parents. |
| 14/04/10 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Lymington Town and back, via Bristol
Temple Meads, Westbury,
Salisbury, Southampton Central and
Lymington Pier. |
158 |
805 |
A trip to
Lymington to see the soon to be retired Class 421 slam-door EMUs that
operate the Lymington Branch Line. |
| 13/04/10 |
Highbridge & Burnham and
Bridgwater. |
9 |
91 |
A visit to
Highbridge & Burnham station, which I had mysteriously omitted. Then
Bridgwater when I got lost on my way home. |
| 07/04/10 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Cardiff Bay and back, via
Filton Abbey Wood, Cardiff Central,
Cardiff Queen Street and
Newport (South Wales). |
128 |
612 |
A visit to
Cardiff, with much trainspotting there and back. |
| 01/04/10 |
Nottingham
to Nailsea & Backwell via
Tamworth, Rugby,
Coventry, Leamington Spa,
Banbury, Oxford, Reading and
Bristol Parkway. |
160 |
550 (99) |
I attempt to
get home from university avoiding Birmingham and London. I succeed. |
| 15/02/10 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Nottingham via
Newport (South Wales). |
62 |
0 |
I travel back
to university via the Severn Tunnel. |
| 10/02/10 |
Nottingham
to Nailsea & Backwell via Birmingham New Street
and Bristol
Temple Meads. |
39 |
0 |
Returning home
for a few days. |
| 12/01/10 |
Filton Abbey Wood
and Narroways Junction. |
20 |
96 (17) |
I visit a
snowy Filton Abbey Wood and then make my way up a treacherously icy
Narroways Hill with a recalcitrant camera. |
| 15/11/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Nottingham via
Bristol Temple Meads, Gloucester and Birmingham New Street. |
48 |
31 (8) |
Back to
university on a Sunday - I end up wishing I'd waited a day. |
| 12/11/09 |
Nottingham
to Nailsea & Backwell via Birmingham New Street
and Bristol
Temple Meads. |
63 |
0 |
Returning home
from university. |
| 09/11/09 |
Nottingham |
11 |
85 (18) |
I visit
Nottingham station to help a friend buy tickets, and end up doing some
impromptu trainspotting. |
| 17/09/09 |
Yatton |
13 |
~130 (23) |
I head to
Yatton for some last trainspotting before returning to university. |
| 10/09/09 |
Swindon
to Gloucester and back |
41 |
~200 (25) |
I head to
Swindon and take the train to Gloucester and back. |
| 05/09/09 |
Llandanwg, Barmouth and
Caersws |
2 |
~200 (27) |
Visits to the
stations Llandanwg, Barmouth and Caersws on the Cambrian (Coast) Line
on our way back from holiday. |
| 04/09/09 |
Porthmadog, Criccieth,
Pen-y-chain, Abererch and Pwllheli, plus Beddgelert to Hafod y llyn
and back. |
3 |
~450 (50) |
A station
crawl along the north end of the Cambrian Coast Line on the final day
of our holiday, plus a ride on the southernmost section of the Welsh
Highland Railway. |
| 03/09/09 |
Blaenau Ffestiniog
North, plus Blaenau Ffestiniog to Deganwy
via Llandudno and Llandudno Junction, plus Tal-y-cafn, Betws-y-Coed
and Boston Lodge |
17 |
~700 (66) |
A trip on the
Conwy Valley Line from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Llandudno and back a bit,
followed by a few stations on the way back by car. |
| 02/09/09 |
Rhyd Ddu to Hafod y llyn and
back |
0 |
~250 (33) |
A trip on the
new southern section of the Welsh Highland Railway. |
| 01/09/09 |
Minffordd, Talsarnau,
Llandecwyn, Tan-y-Bwlch, Tygwyn, Harlech (twice) and Penrhyndeudraeth |
5 |
~225 (39) |
A station
crawl along the Cambrian Coast Line. |
| 31/08/09 |
Porthmadog, Tan-y-Bwlch,
and Beddgelert |
1 |
~300 (33) |
A quick visit
to Porthmadog, lunch at Tan-y-Bwlch and a visit to the new Welsh
Highland Railway at Beddgelert. |
| 30/08/09 |
Porthmadog Harbour and
Porthmadog |
0 |
~150 (16) |
Lunch at the
Ffestiniog Railway's Porthmadog Harbour station, then a quick visit to
Porthmadog mainline after dark. |
| 29/08/09 |
Hopton Heath |
0 |
~25 (7) |
A small
country station we just happened to pass by. |
| 18/08/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to London and around and about and back via Bristol
Temple Meads |
271 |
~825 (162) |
A trip to
London to go and see a few stations I missed on the previous trip,
including the Monopoly Four. |
| 11/08/09 |
Cheltenham Racecourse to
Toddington and back, plus Winchcombe and Toddington |
11 |
~350 (38) |
A ride on the
Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway, then a visit to two of its
stations. |
| 08/08/09 |
Flax Bourton |
6 |
~50 (12) |
A quick visit
to Flax Bourton to watch 60163 "Tornado" pass. |
| 01/08/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell |
8 |
~75 (14) |
An evening
visit to Nailsea & Backwell to see a railtour pass through. |
| 31/07/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to London and around and about and back via Bristol
Temple Meads |
337 |
~750 (187) |
A station
crawl in London, specifically to see the new Class 378 and 395 DMUs. |
| 26/07/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell |
2 |
~10 (5) |
Night at
Nailsea & Backwell as 60163 "Tornado" passes by. |
| 24/07/09 |
Avonmouth and St Andrew's Road |
8 |
~275 (36) |
A summer visit
to the two stations in Avonmouth. |
| 08/07/09 |
Starcross to Starcross via
Newton Abbot, plus Dawlish Warren and Dawlish |
71 |
~400 (75) |
A trip down to
Dawlish to see the picturesque coastal section of the Reading to
Plymouth Line. |
| 02/07/09 |
Newport
(South Wales) |
22 |
~200 (44) |
My first visit
to a major Welsh station. |
| 22/06/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to London Paddington and back,
plus London Euston |
81 |
~175 (39) |
A trip to
London for a job interview, including a wander around Euston station
since it happened to be near. |
| 17/06/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Cambridge and back via Bristol
Temple Meads, London Paddington and
London Kings Cross |
97 |
~110 (38) |
A job
interview in Cambridge, and thus a trip through London and my first
experience of Kings Cross. |
| 12/06/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Guildford and back via Bristol
Temple Meads and Reading |
68 |
~225 (48) |
A job
interview in Guildford, where I first saw how pretty South West Trains
EMUs are. |
| 02/06/09 |
Williton, Washford and
Crowcombe Heathfield |
2 |
~210 (43) |
A trip down to
the West Somerset Railway to see 60163 "Tornado". |
| 30/05/09 |
Chepstow tunnel and
Yatton level crossing |
15 |
~175 (33) |
A quick trip
over to Wales and later to Yatton to see 60163 "Tornado". |
| 28/05/09 |
Kidderminster, plus
Kidderminster Town to Bridgnorth and back |
13 |
~415 (37) |
Kidderminster
for the Severn Valley Railway. |
| 22/05/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Weston-super-Mare and back |
5 |
0 |
Day 10 of my
jobseekers' course in Weston-super-Mare. |
| 21/05/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Weston-super-Mare and back |
5 |
0 |
Day 9 of my
jobseekers' course in Weston-super-Mare. |
| 20/05/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Weston-super-Mare and back |
6 |
0 |
Day 8 of my
jobseekers' course in Weston-super-Mare. |
| 19/05/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Weston-super-Mare and back |
4 |
0 |
Day 7 of my
jobseekers' course in Weston-super-Mare. |
| 18/05/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Weston-super-Mare and back |
7 |
0 |
Day 6 of my
jobseekers' course in Weston-super-Mare. |
| 15/05/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Weston-super-Mare and back |
10 |
0 |
Day 5 of my
jobseekers' course in Weston-super-Mare. |
| 14/05/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Weston-super-Mare and back |
8 |
0 |
Day 4 of my
jobseekers' course in Weston-super-Mare. |
| 13/05/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Weston-super-Mare and back |
100 |
0 |
Day 3 of my
jobseekers' course in Weston-super-Mare. |
| 12/05/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Rugby and back via Bristol
Temple Meads, and Birmingham New Street |
10 |
~240 (41) |
A job
interview in Rugby, so my first experience of the West Coast Main
Line. |
| 11/05/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Weston-super-Mare and back |
11 |
~10 (1) |
Day 1 of my
jobseekers' course in Weston-super-Mare. |
| 08/05/09 |
Patchway and
Filton Abbey Wood |
21 |
~175 (28) |
I visit the
two stations in Bristol that I had somehow omitted. |
| 06/05/09 |
Chelvey |
4 |
~30 (7) |
Just a
straight bit of track between Nailsea and Yatton. |
| 23/04/09 |
Severn Tunnel Junction and
Caldicot |
35 |
~250 (32) |
A visit to
Wales to see the western entrance to the Severn Tunnel, and then
Caldicot, because it was nearby. |
| 20/04/09 |
Saltford,
Midford, Dilton Marsh and Westbury |
13 |
~200 (33) |
A trip to
Westbury, via the disused stations of Saltford and Midford, and the
unused Dilton Marsh. |
| 16/04/09 |
Bishops Lydeard to Minehead
and back |
0 |
~525 (74) |
A ride on the
West Somerset Railway, the longest heritage railway in Britain. |
| 11/04/09 |
Yate, Chipping Sodbury and Cam & Dursley |
16 |
~200 (29) |
Heading north
from Bristol to see the two stations between Parkway and Gloucester. |
| 31/03/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Enfield Chase via Bristol
Temple Meads, London Paddington and
Moorgate |
115 |
~130 (38) |
A job
interview in London, and my first real experience of the capital's
rail infrastructure. |
| 24/03/09 |
St Andrew's Road and Pilning |
11 |
~55 (12) |
The two least
used stations in the Bristol area. One is request only, the other gets
one train a week each way. |
| 21/03/09 |
Keynsham and
Bristol Parkway |
34 |
~265 (35) |
Two stations
to the east of the main Bristol conurbation. |
| 15/03/09 |
St Philips Marsh T&RSMD, Bath Spa and Oldfield Park |
16 |
~275 (68) |
Visiting the
picturesque city of Bath on half marathon day. |
| 14/03/09 |
Bridgwater, Lyng Halt |
7 |
~150 (42) |
A trip south
to Bridgwater, and a quick visit to the remains of the trackbed at
Lyng. |
| 09/03/09 |
Weston Milton and Weston-super-Mare |
6 |
~100 (26) |
The two
stations on the Bristol to Taunton Line's Weston-super-Mare branch. |
| 02/03/09 |
Pensford and
the Pensford Viaduct |
0 |
~100 (19) |
A trip with
Mum & Dad to see the huge Pensford Viaduct. |
| 01/03/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell, Lawrence Hill, Stapleton Road and Narroways Junction |
14 |
~250 (50) |
A quick stop
at Nailsea, then visiting the first two intermediate stations on the
Severn Beach Line. |
| 27/02/09 |
Clevedon |
0 |
~3 (1) |
Queen Square
in Clevedon, once home to the terminus of the Clevedon Branch Line. |
| 21/02/09 |
St Anne's Park, Bedminster and
Parson Street |
10 |
~375 (74) |
A trip through
eastern Bristol - Netham Weir, St Anne's Park, then back via
Bedminster and Parson Street. |
| 16/02/09 |
Parson Street and Long Ashton |
8 |
~125 (26) |
A trip to
Parson Street and stop at the defunct Long Ashton station. |
| 14/02/09 |
Clevedon Branch Line and
Yatton level crossing |
3 |
~80 (14) |
I trace the
Clevedon Branch Line. |
| 24/01/09 |
Portbury,
Ham Green Halt and Pill, |
0 |
~100 (25) |
Three stations
on the Portishead Branch Line. |
| 20/01/09 |
Pill, St
Andrew's Road, (Portway Park & Ride) and Sea Mills |
2 |
~150 (49) |
A quick stop
at Pill followed by the proposed station on the Severn Beach Line and
the lovely Sea Mills. |
| 08/01/09 |
Nailsea &
Backwell |
0 |
0 |
I drop Laura
back off at the station. |
| 07/01/09 |
Bristol
Temple Meads |
0 |
0 |
I pick up
Laura from the station. |
| 03/01/09 |
Ashton Gate and
Clifton Bridge |
0 |
~160 (50) |
Visiting the
two defunct stations in Cumberland Basin and wander around generally. |
| 02/01/09 |
Puxton and
Clapton Halt |
3 |
~45 (26) |
Trying to find
the remains of Puxton station, then stopping back at Clapton. |
| 29/12/08 |
Flax Bourton |
4 |
~110 (37) |
I find the
disused station at Flax Bourton. |
| 01/12/08 |
Shirehampton |
1 |
~150 (55) |
A trip to the
Severn Beach Line's second least inviting station. |
| 27/11/08 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Dudley Port via
Bristol Temple Meads and Birmingham New Street |
39 |
~80 (28) |
A job
interview with nPower takes me to Dudley in Birmingham. |
| 20/11/08 |
Yatton,
Worle, Puxton |
8 |
~100 (33) |
Three stations
on the Bristol to Taunton Line westwards from Nailsea. The third
unintentionally. |
| 18/11/08 |
St Andrew's Road and Severn
Beach (twice) |
1 |
~125 (40) |
I find out
just how horrible Severn Beach is nowadays. |
| 17/11/08 |
Nailsea &
Backwell and Yatton |
9 |
~110 (34) |
The two
nearest stations to me, on my first real day of actual trainspotting. |
| 08/11/08 |
Avonmouth and St Andrew's Road |
5 |
~140 (55) |
My
station-spotting takes me to Avonmouth. |
| 24/10/08 |
Clifton Down, Redland and
Montpelier |
2 |
~100 (35) |
I go taking
photos of stations for Wikipedia to take my mind off the fact I was at
the job centre. |
| 23/10/08 |
Bristol
Temple Meads |
0 |
0 |
I drop Laura
off at the station. |
| 20/10/08 |
Bristol
Temple Meads |
0 |
0 |
I pick Laura
up from the station. |
| 18/09/08 |
Weston-super-Mare |
0 |
~20 (8) |
A quick visit
to Weston-super-Mare station to see what the place was like beyond the
car park. |
| 12/09/08 |
Reading
to Nailsea & Backwell via
Bristol Temple Meads |
13 |
~115 (57) |
I return from
Reading again, looking at all the pretty trains at Reading. |
| 08/09/08 |
Nailsea &
Backwell to Reading via
Bristol Temple Meads |
4 |
~25 (15) |
I go to
Reading to visit Laura. |
