THEN AND NOW - BATHPOOL


30th April 1978, 50007 'Hercules' which later became celebrity 'Sir Edward Elgar' is seen passing Bathpool with the 13:45 Plymouth - Paddington (Photo: Steve Awford) 12th March 2005, A surviving preserved Class 50 (50049 'Defiance') works a charter through Bathpool. The 1Z50 returns to Watford after a day out in Minehead (Photo:Adam Hiscock)
September 1998, 47228 leads 47XXX through Bathpool with the 6O92 Exeter Riverside - Dollands Moor 'China Clay' for export. (Photo: Dave Jones) 20th February 2005, 66002 stands at Bathpool on the down line during weekend engineering/ track replacement works at Bathpool. (Photo: Brian Garrett)