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An eastbound Sprinter passes the retaining wall for the Avon Canal in July 2018.</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=66846&whoto=Ken Strachan" target="contact">Ken Strachan</a></p><p><a href="/pm/index.php?img=66846&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/07/31">31/07/</a>2018</p><p>Image number: 66846</p><br>Other photographs of Bath Spa on RailScot<table style="width: 100%; display: block; overflow-x: scroll;"><tr><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='The rather elegant waiting room on the up platform at Bath Spa has facilities for Ladies and Gents - as well as a rope for Santa to unhook as he comes down the chimney!' href='/img/43/462'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/43000/43462.jpg'></a></td><td><a title='Another year, another livery, compared to see image . 159001, originating from London Waterloo, forms the 21.50 to Bristol Temple Meads. My wife had sent me out shopping; but the station was just across the road...' href='/img/71/191'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/71000/71191.jpg'></a></td><td><a title='InterCity 125 at Bath in 1985. The now famous brand first appeared on a Paddington - Wolverhampton train The Inter-City in 1950. It went on to be poached by transport operators around the world. ' href='/img/13/144'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/13000/13144.jpg'></a></td><td><a title='A South Western Trains 159 see image adds a splash of colour to a greyish Bath Spa station on 7 April 2012. Notice the coffee bar on the right, where I bumped into a railtouring friend whom I had not seen for about 5 years!' href='/img/38/772'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/38000/38772.jpg'></a></td><td><a title='An InterCity 125 departs from Bath in May 1985.' href='/img/13/129'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/13000/13129.jpg'></a></td><td><a title='Looking back... but not in anger: the driver of South West Trains 159001, forming the 14.42 to Bristol Temple Meads, checks on the guards instructions before leaving Bath Spa on 7 April 2012.' href='/img/38/394'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/38000/38394.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='Sydney Gardens, Bath has long been a classic location to watch and photograph trains. This is the High Level viewing gallery see image . A father and son enjoy the spectacle as an up HST powers away from Bath Spa through the gardens.' href='/img/53/253'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/53000/53253.jpg'></a></td><td><a title='A First Great Western 125 leaving Bath Spa westbound .' href='/img/7/62'><img style='padding: 2px;' width='90px' src='/__cache/thumbnails/7000/7062.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/xeBay-logo-right-now-108x45.gif.pagespeed.ic.-1kRB_5ODm.png"></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/xeBay-logo-right-now-108x45.gif.pagespeed.ic.-1kRB_5ODm.png"></a><br> eBay has some items listed which may be of interest. 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