Avon Valley Railway

The Avon Valley Railway is a two mile long heritage railway between Oldland Common and Bitton in South Gloucestershire, England. The railway is part of the otherwise dismantled LMS branch line from Mangotsfield to Bath, which was closed during the Beeching Axe of the 1960s as the Great Western Railway a few miles to the south also connected Bristol to Bath.

Related Topics:
Mile - Heritage railway - Oldland Common - Bitton - South Gloucestershire - England - LMS - Branch line - Mangotsfield - Bath - Beeching Axe - 1960s - Great Western Railway - Bristol

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The railway is run by a local group, the Bitton Railway co., based in Bitton station, which they acquired in 1972.

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The railway shares its route with the Sustrans cycleway and footpath, the Bristol and Bath railway path (part of NCR 4).

Related Topics:
Sustrans - Cycleway - Bristol and Bath railway path - NCR 4

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