Date: 16/12/2014

A new railway station at Ashton Gate in Bristol has been ruled out of the first phase of a £58m investment in the area's rail infrastructure. The MetroWest Phase 1 project includes the reopening of the Bristol-to-Portishead line to passenger train services, by early 2019. An study found it would initially be cost-prohibitive to build the station, but it would feature in later plans

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Some of us may remember a song by Adge Cutler : 'Pill, Pill, I love thee still'. Pill is a real place and also the local name for a tidal creek. Crossing this is a viaduct on the line from Bristol to Portishead. 82032 was hauling a train to Bristol in 1960. The branch lay dormant for many years, was later reopened as far as Portbury for freight and there is talk of passenger services once again.
Location: Pill
Company: Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway
//1960 John Thorn

A fully loaded coal train from Portbury import terminal heads east towards Bristol through the platforms of the former Ashton Gate station on 22 January 2009, hauled by Freightliner locomotive 66585.
Location: Ashton Gate
Company: Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway
22/01/2009 Peter Todd