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Oh yes... the train boarding at Bath Spa is the 18.13 to Paddington see image <a href="/img/43/410/index.html">43410</a>.</p><p>Location: <a href="/locations/B/Bath_Spa">Bath Spa</a></p><p>Original line: <a href="/companies/G/Great_Western_Railway">Great Western Railway</a></p><p>Photographer: <a href="/contributors/Ken_Strachan">Ken Strachan</a></p><p>Contact photographer: <a href="/pm/index.php?img=43555&whoto=Ken Strachan" target="contact">Ken Strachan</a></p><p><a href="/pm/index.php?img=43555&whoto=Ewan Crawford" target="contact">Contact editor</a></p><p>Photosets: <a href="/photosets/Bath_and_Bristol_since_2008">Bath and Bristol since 2008</a>  </p><p>Date: <a href="/onthisday/05/31">31/05/</a>2013</p><p>Image number: 43555</p>Tags: <a href='/tags/Bo-Bo'>Bo-Bo</a> <a href='/tags/British_Rail_Engineering_Limited'>British Rail Engineering Limited</a> <a href='/tags/Class_43_(HST)'>Class 43 (HST)</a> <a href='/tags/Diesel-electric'>Diesel-electric</a> <a href='/tags/InterCity_125'>InterCity 125</a> <br>Other photographs of Bath Spa on RailScot<table style="width: 100%; display: block; overflow-x: scroll;"><tr><td><a title='Graffiti is unusual in Bath, but the building on the left is uninhabited. In July 2018 it seemed to be under rather slow restoration. The Westbound HST may have a less promising future.' href='/img/66/554'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/66000/66554.jpg'></a></td><td><a title='I could watch this for hours. This electronic display (IIRC on platform 2 at Bath) tells you where the train you just missed has gotten to; or more constructively, the location of the train you are just about to catch.' href='/img/80/437'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/80000/80437.jpg'></a></td><td><a title='Turning to the left our previous viewpoint through the pedestrian tunnel see image , we see this fetching view of the rear entrance to Bath Spa station. The wooden valance with the trackwork pattern was recently replaced - a representative of the company who did it told me it was quite a tough job.' href='/img/53/864'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/53000/53864.jpg'></a></td><td><a title='Winning hearts and minds - bullish publicity from First Great Western at Bath Spa in December 2015. See image for a small part of this investment.' href='/img/53/896'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/53000/53896.jpg'></a></td><td><a title='The sun was at just the right angle to highlight the colours of 43189 Railway Heritage Trust as it led the 18.13 to London Paddington into Bath on the 31st May. There is a pub terrace to the right of the bush on the platform, should you like a beer with your gricing - and a bus station just beyond, to get you home without driving!' href='/img/43/410'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/43000/43410.jpg'></a></td><td><a title='Bath Spa station on New Years Day 2012 - an intriguing mixture of Mendip stone, red steel and plastic!' href='/img/37/202'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/37000/37202.jpg'></a></td><td><a title='A class 67 arrives at Bath with The Northern Belle in August 2007.' href='/img/26/66'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/26000/26066.jpg'></a></td><td><a title='Bath Spa station is located between two bridges over the River Avon. An up HST see image is seen heading East out of the station on 8th November.' href='/img/53/233'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/53000/53233.jpg'></a></td><td><a title='Class 50 no 50047 departs east from Bath on 29 June 1974.' href='/img/22/9'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/22000/22009.jpg'></a></td><td><a title='An orange army - or at least a small detachment therefrom - attending to the viaduct West of Bath Spa station at dusk on Boxing Day 2015.' href='/img/53/873'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/53000/53873.jpg'></a></td></tr></table><br><br>  <div id="dialog" title="Enlarged image" style="display: none;"> <span id="dialogtext"></span> <br><a target="ebay" href="https://www.ebay.co.uk"><img align="right" src="/ebay/eBay-logo-right-now-108x45.gif"></a> </div> <div id="ebayid" style="display: none; border-top: 1px dotted #CCC; padding-top: 25px; margin-top: 25px;"> <a target="ebay" href="https://www.ebay.co.uk"><img src="/ebay/eBay-logo-right-now-108x45.gif"></a><br> eBay has some items listed which may be of interest. 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