Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: rail railway train station British

Temple Meads is frequently used for charters, steam excursions, and so on, so it's not uncommon to see steam-era coaching stock there. This train appears to be either ex-Great Western or BR Mk.I, but with Western Region livery. In truth, BR Mk.I stock was based on the designs used on the private railways in 1947, so it's often hard to distinguish from genuine pre-1948 stock without a careful examination. One way or another, this is BR Western Region livery rather than GWR livery.

Although I was an avid railfan when I lived in Britain, I rarely visited Temple Meads until recently. Now I go there regularly when I'm in Britain. This is the front entrance, with the taxi rank. The station dates to the days of the GWR, although as far as I know it isn't original. Although the site dates back to 1840, most of the present station dates to 1870, when it was redesigned by Francis Fox to accomodate more traffic.