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  Bristol Temple Meads railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bristol Temple Meads is a railway station in Bristol, England.
Bristol's other main-line station, Bristol Parkway, is situated on the northern outskirts of the town.
In 1872 a further connection to the harbour was made in the form of the Bristol Harbour Railway, which ran between the passenger station and the goods yard, onto a bridge over the street outside, and then descended into a tunnel under the churchyard of St.
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 Bristol - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In 1373 Edward III of England proclaimed "that the said town of Bristol withall be a County by itself and called the county of Bristol for ever", but maps usually instead show it as part of Gloucestershire, and as the city spilled south of the river, it took the county with it.
Bristol was made a city in 1542, with the former Abbey of St Augustine becoming Bristol Cathedral.
Bristol was never well served by suburban railways, though the line to Avonmouth and Severn Beach survived the Beeching Axe and is still in operation today, while the line to Portishead has recently reopened to freight traffic.
open-encyclopedia.com /Bristol   (2032 words)

  
 Learn more about Bristol in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bristol is a city in south-western England, administered by a Unitary Authority since the abolition (1996) of the County of Avon.
By the 14th Century Bristol was England's third-largest town (after London and York), with perhaps 15-20,000 inhabitants on the eve of the Black Death of 1348-49.
Bristol is home to two major institutions of higher education: the University of Bristol, a "redbrick" chartered in 1909, and the University of the West of England, formerly Bristol Polytechnic, which gained university status in 1992.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /b/br/bristol.html   (1731 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Bristol Temple Meads railway station
Bristol Temple Meads railway station with Isambard Kingdom Brunels original terminal station on the left and Matthew Digby Wyatts through station on the far right.
Bristol is an English city and county and one of the two administrative centres of South West England (the other being Plymouth).
Frontage of Brunels original Bristol Temple Meads station Photograph taken by user:rbrwr in October 2002 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bristol-Temple-Meads-railway-station   (2997 words)

  
 Great Western Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The answer for Bristol was, with the co-operation of London interests, to build a line of their own, a railway built to unprecedented standards of excellence to outperform the other lines being constructed to the north-west.
The Bristol and Exeter Railway reached Exeter by 1844, and the Bristol and Gloucester Railway brought the broad gauge to Gloucester in the same year.
The Bristol and Gloucester had been bought by the Midland Railway in 1846 and converted to standard gauge in 1854, bringing mixed gauge track (with three rails so that both broad and standard gauge trains could run on it) to Bristol.
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 Bristol - Wikitravel
Bristol is the unofficial capital of The West Country of England.
With a population of around 400,000, Bristol is the largest city in the south of England after London and the largest shipping port in England.
Bristol Temple Meads station is located approximately 20 minutes walk from the city centre and has regular inter-city and regional train services from Bath, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Plymouth, Southampton, Swansea and York.
wikitravel.org /en/Bristol   (3433 words)

  
 Bristol Centre for Applied Nonlinear Mathematics | Contact us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bristol airport is only nine miles from the city centre.
Heathrow airport, 10 miles to the west of London, is the closest of the London airports to Bristol.
Buses number 8 and 9 travel frequently between Bristol Temple Meads, the Bristol Bus and Coach Station and the university area; the easiest stop to alight at is opposite the Wills Memorial building, at the top of Park Street (shown on the street map).
www.enm.bris.ac.uk /anm/contact.html   (743 words)

  
 Welcome to the Temple Quarter
Temple Quarter encompasses some 46 hectares (115 acres) and is a major regeneration project for Bristol, South West England.
It forms the eastern sector of the city centre and surrounds Bristol Temple Meads Railway Station.
Temple Quarter is emerging as a vibrant renewed area of the city and is the latest in a number of significant mixed use regeneration projects designed to build on Bristol's reputation as a major European city.
www.templequarter.com   (71 words)

  
 The Bristol Railway Archive - Bristol Temple Meads
Temple Meads is the hub of passenger railway activity in Bristol although, like most stations across the land, it is just a shadow of its former self.
A Superb view south across the rooftops at Temple Meads with Totterdown on the hill in the distance and the yellow 'Banana Bridge' on the right.
The 11.20 Bug for Worcester leaves Temple Meads on the 11th October 1969.
bristol-rail.co.uk /templemeads.php   (1042 words)

  
 Travel Information NMNDB
The easiest way to Bristol is by coach, number 200, 201 or 202: a 2 hour journey.
Bristol Temple Meads is also served by direct trains from most other major cities in the UK.
There are taxi ranks at both Bristol Temple Meads and the Bristol Bus & Coach Station, from where you can take a taxi or bus to the Department of Mathematics (bus number 8/9/508/509/180).
www.enm.bris.ac.uk /anm/nmndb/travel.html   (498 words)

  
 City Inn Bristol Airport Hotel, Bristol Temple Meads Train Station   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
City Inn Bristol hotel is well located for all the sights and entertainment that Bristol city has to offer and is easily accessible from airports and train stations.
Temple Meads Train station is located 2 minutes walk from the Hotel
Bristol International Airport is 10 miles to the South West of Bristol.
www.cityinn.com /bristol/location_transport.htm   (243 words)

  
 Album 10A - Bristol Temple Meads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
0025 - this panoramic view of Bristol Temple Meads station 18th October 1969 is taken from the road bridge alongside Bristol Bath Road depot.
Many of these trains ran at this time, as the fly-ash was being used in the construction of the M5 then under construction south of Bristol.
Class 205 (3H) number 1111 is seen at Bristol Temple Meads on 3rd October 1974 after arrival from Portsmouth Harbour.
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 The Molecular Neuroscience MSc @ Bristol - how to find us
Temple Meads is by far the closer of the two and has a bus service which goes directly past Henry Wellcome LINE (Dorothy Hodgkin Building).
From Bristol Temple Meads, it is not advisable to walk as the route is very complex.
There is also a free Hospital/University bus from Temple Meads which stops at the Bristol Royal Infirmary.
www.bris.ac.uk /Depts/URCN/mscnew/aboutus/find.html?find   (349 words)

  
 The Railtour Files   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
When it became aware that the stock would not reach Eastleigh in time for the tours departure, the stock was diverted to Bristol Temple Meads, whilst Thumper 205033 was hastily dragged from the nearby depot to undertake the first part of the tour.
There was a delay of nearly half an hour here as the stock was reformed to ensure that a coach with a faulty door was not at the end of the train.
A 1 minute late departure, moved to a 40 minute lateness by Doncaster, but by Leicester we were only 3 minutes down and Bristol Temple Meads was reached a minute up.
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 John Binding - The Info Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bristols other main-line station, Bristol Parkway, is situated on the northern outskirts of the town.The station is presently served by express services on the Great Western route from London Paddington, Cross Country express services between the North of England and the South West, and local and regional trains.
In 1846 the B&G was taken over by the Midland Railway, and by 1853 it had been converted to standard gauge with mixed gauge track running into Temple Meads.
Panorama of Bristol Temple Meads www.urban75.org/vista/bristol02.html Panorama of Bristol Temple Meads
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 Bus and coach travel from Bristol, Temple Meads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Temple Meads is in the Bristol City council area (Postcode: BS1).
Information on hotels near Temple Meads is available here, holiday cottage information is available here and holiday park information here.
Details are also available for travel insurance, flights from Temple Meads.
www.carlberry.co.uk /rfnshowl.asp?L1=TEM002   (285 words)

  
 Six Bells Junction
The run to Temple Meads was quite reasonable and once there we said goodbye to "Ixion" and her ever-present support coach in favour of D9000 which, as we were running out via Bath, rolled onto our end of the train.
We departed only a minute behind schedule and despite being held on the approach to Bristol, arrival was still some seven minutes early.
At Bristol it was goodbye to D9000 (for seven days anyway...) and hello again to D172.
www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk /90s/970823pt.htm   (1018 words)

  
 0127590   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Airports: Bristol International Airport is situated six miles from the hotel.
A bus shuttle operates between the airport and Bristol Temple Meads train station.
Train: Bristol Temple Meads train station is just 3/4 mile from the hotel.
www.venuefinder.com /adverts/0127590.html   (292 words)

  
 Car Hire Bristol Airport Cheap Car Rental Bristol Airports
On average 2 trains an hour run between Swindon and Bristol Temple Meads stopping at Chippenham and Bath Spa stations.
Please note that the frequency may vary throughout the day, not all routes are direct and therefore you may need to change at another station.
Bristol Airport is 18 km South of Bristol City Centre Just off the A38.
www.car-hire-bristol-airport.com   (136 words)

  
 Current 6024 News and Photos
Bristol Temple Meads - Exeter - Plymouth and Return.
Bristol Temple Meads - Taunton - Kingswear and Return.
This work caused the return leg of the train to run late and lead to the termination of the steam at Taunton instead of Bristol Temple Meads as had been originally intended.
www.martynbane.co.uk /6024/news.htm   (870 words)

  
 SWAD-E Calendaring workshop 2002-10-09, Bristol, UK
The location of the workshop is now the John James room at @Bristol.
Bristol has an international airport, and train and bus stations with fast(ish) connections to London airports and other centres in England and Wales.
Bristol Temple Meads station is a little way out of the city.
www.w3.org /2001/sw/Europe/events/200210-cal   (603 words)

  
 Six Bells Junction
I'd expected the running on this tour to be the usual standard that appears to be the norm on steam these days where you hope to simply maintain the schedule but rely on the various stops to pick any time lost.
We stood here for some twenty minutes due, we were told, to the spark arrester having become clogged causing a shortage of steam.
It was a sad end to what was a very good day but that shouldn't detract from the superb outward run and an otherwise good tour.
www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk /00s/040801pr.htm   (313 words)

  
 First Great Western: trains, tickets, timetables for London, Bristol, Cardiff, West of England
Annually, more than 1.1 million journeys are made on weekdays between Bristol Temple Meads, London Paddington and stations on the route.
Services to Bristol Temple Meads will continue to leave London Paddington at 15 and 45 minutes past each hour.
First Great Western is a part of First, the UK-based international public transport operator, which is the one of the country's largest train operators, the UK's biggest bus operator and the second largest provider of yellow school bus services in the United States.
www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk /news/release.php?item=22   (699 words)

  
 Bristol Temple Meads Station and sightseeing bus | Photo by Aidan O'Rourke
Bristol Temple Meads Station and sightseeing bus
Temple Meads Station is built in the style of a cathedral.
Temple Meads is one of the most impressive pieces of 19th century railway architecture in the UK.
www.aidan.co.uk /photo197.htm   (278 words)

  
 Bristol Temple Meads
50038 'Formidable' and 50027 'Lion' at Temple Meads
45062 leaving Temple Meads with a passenger train
Class 47 approaching Temple Meads with a passenger train
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 Cromptons - Cardiff - Bristol TM - Portsmouth route workings.
Cardiff - Bristol TM - Portsmouth / Weymouth / Brighton.
@ Bristol TM 33038 ?C16 0655 Yeovil - Bristol TM 33040 1O40 0950 Swansea - Portsmouth, from 47455 @ Bristol TM 33040 1V79 1610 Portsmouth - Cardiff, to Bristol TM, 37159 fwd.
33019 1V66 1310 Portsmouth - Bristol TM 33023 1O33 0800 Cardiff - Portsmouth, from 47584 @ Bristol TM 33027 1V46 0830 Brighton - Cardiff, to Bristol TM, 47543 fwd.
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 Mostly Great Western steam at Bristol Temple Meads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Mostly Great Western steam at Bristol Temple Meads
A few photos of GW steam at Temple Meads, taken in the early 60's.
GW "Hall" 4-6-0 6997 Bryn-Ivor Hall enters from the south west as North British B-B "Warship" D844 is seen departing.
www.sharpos-world.co.uk /mainindx/uk/indx/brail/tm1/tm-1.htm   (123 words)

  
 Wakemans - General - Bristol, Temple Quay
UK-wide construction consultants Wakemans are playing a £200m key co-ordinating role in the Temple Quay development - a previously derelict brownfield site next to Bristol's Temple Meads station within the city centre.
The site includes the new 150,000 sq ft headquarters of the Bristol & West Building Society, which will be ready for occupation in March 2000, as will Castlemore's speculative 50,000 sq ft office/retail development at 1 Temple Square, for which Wakemans are responsible for the enabling works.
Having originally started work in Bristol in November last year, the company will be on site until February 2001.
www.propertymall.com /press/article/3990   (300 words)

  
 Temple Meads Train Station | Bristol | WCities Destination Guide
It's ten minutes walk from the city center and is served by numerous buses.
From here you can catch a train that will take you either directly or via connections, to any other station in the country, as well as many of Bristol's neighbourhood stops.
Inside the station there are a couple of coffee vendors, some food outlets, a newsagent, phones, toilets, cash points and bus and taxi ranks.
www.wcities.com /en/record/,207887/41/record.html   (168 words)

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