Bradford On Avon Railway Station

Bradford-on-Avon railway station is a railway station on the Wessex Main Line in between and, serving the town of Bradford on Avon (the station name is hyphenated, unlike the name of the town), in Wiltshire, England. The station is 9mi south east of. The station was originally conceived by the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, but wasn't built until after the company was purchased by the Great Western Railway in 1850 and did not open until 1857. Initial plansA branch line serving Bradford on Avon was initially planned as part of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway (WS& WR), a broad gauge railway, supported by the Great Western Railway (GWR), also a broad gauge railway, in preference to the plans of the London and South Western Railway (LSWR), a standard gauge railway, which wanted to expand its territory westwards. The proposed line was to run between Weymouth and Bristol. The WS& WR was authorised by Act of Parliament in June 1845, and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, already the engineer of the GWR, was appointed engineer of the new railway. The development of the WS& WR was part of the Gauge Wars. ConstructionThe new station buildings were completed by 1850, and also included a goods shed, although the railway tracks were not added until later. The main station was built to the most elaborate of the standard designs used by Brunel, resembling a lodge or estate house of the period, but used local Bath stone, rather than the more commonly used bricks and mortar.

Bradford-on-Avon railway station is a railway station on the Wessex Main Line in between and, serving the town of Bradford on Avon (the station name is hyphenated, unlike the name of the town), in Wiltshire, England. The station is 9mi south east of. The station was originally conceived by the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, but wasn't built until after the company was purchased by the Great Western Railway in 1850 and did not open until 1857. Initial plansA branch line serving Bradford on Avon was initially planned as part of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway (WS& WR), a broad gauge railway, supported by the Great Western Railway (GWR), also a broad gauge railway, in preference to the plans of the London and South Western Railway (LSWR), a standard gauge railway, which wanted to expand its territory westwards. The proposed line was to run between Weymouth and Bristol. The WS& WR was authorised by Act of Parliament in June 1845, and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, already the engineer of the GWR, was appointed engineer of the new railway. The development of the WS& WR was part of the Gauge Wars. ConstructionThe new station buildings were completed by 1850, and also included a goods shed, although the railway tracks were not added until later. The main station was built to the most elaborate of the standard designs used by Brunel, resembling a lodge or estate house of the period, but used local Bath stone, rather than the more commonly used bricks and mortar.