routeStart: Reading
routeEnd: Bristol TM
routeId: "0002"
updated: 2026-02-04
checked: 2026-03-01
signallerStart: TVSC Reading WS
signallerEnd: TVSC Temple Meads WS
elecStart:
  elec: 25kvac
  eco: Didcot (TVSC)
elecEnd:
  elec: none
routeDetail:
  - type: continues
    routeName: Paddington - Reading
    routeId: '0001'
    entryPoint: reading

  - type: station
    name: Reading
    miles: 35
    chains: 78

  - type: bridge
    name: Caversham Road
    position: under
    category: minorRoad
    miles: 35
    chains: 11

  - type: junction
    diverges: right
    direction: down
    name: Westbury Line Jn
    description: to Oxford Road Jn
    goto: "0201"
    entryPoint: "oxford-road-jn"
    miles: 36
    chains: 17

  - type: junction
    diverges: right
    direction: down
    name: Caversham Road Jn
    description: Reading Feeder Main/Relief diverge and pass under Reading Viaduct to Oxford Rd Jn
    goto: "0201"
    entryPoint: "oxford-road-jn"
    miles: 36
    chains: 22

  - type: signallerChange
    from: TVSC Reading WS (T)
    to: TVSC West Junction WS (T)
    miles: 36
    chains: 36

  - type: crossovers
    name: Reading High Level Jn
    description: Down Reading Festival Connects to Down Main
    miles: 36
    chains: 47

  - type: junction
    diverges: right
    direction: up
    name: Reading West Jn
    description: to Oxford Road Junction (From relief lines only)
    goto: "0201"
    entryPoint: "oxford-road-jn"
    miles: 37
    chains: 17

  - type: junction
    diverges: left
    direction: up
    name: Scours Lane Jn
    description: Reading Up Passenger loop diverges
    miles: 37
    chains: 61

  - type: crossovers
    name: Tilehurst East Junction
    miles: 38
    chains: 40

  - type: station
    name: Tilehurst
    miles: 38
    chains: 52

  - type: station
    name: Pangbourne
    description: Platforms on relief lines only
    miles: 41
    chains: 43

  - type: siteof
    name: White Cliffs of Pangbourne
    miles: 41
    chains: 60

  - type: bridge
    name: Basildon Skew Bridges
    description: Two adjacent Bridges
    roadName: A329
    category: aroad
    position: over
    miles: 42
    chains: 68

  - type: bridge
    name: Gatehampton Viaduct
    position: under
    category: waterway
    description: River Thames
    miles: 44
    chains: 3

  - type: station
    name: Goring & Streatley
    miles: 44
    chains: 60

  - type: bridge
    name: Moulsford Viaduct
    category: waterway
    description: River Thames
    position: under
    miles: 47
    chains: 30

  - type: station
    name: Cholsey
    description: Cholsey & Wallingford Railway adjacent to platform 4 (UR)
    miles: 48
    chains: 37

  - type: signallerChange
    from: TVSC West Junction WS (T)
    to: TVSC Didcot WS (SB)
    miles: 50
    chains: 0

  - type: crossovers
    name: Moreton Crossing
    miles: 51
    chains: 40

  - type: crossovers
    name: Didcot East Jn
    description: Junction spans ~1 mile
    miles: 51
    chains: 71

  - type: junction
    name: Didcot East Jn
    description: Up/Dn Didcot Avoiding to Oxforc
    diverges: left
    direction: down
    elecBranch: none
    miles: 52
    chains: 66

  - type: station
    name: Didcot Parkway
    description: Platform 5 - Oxford Only
    miles: 53
    chains: 10

  - type: junction
    name: Chester Line Jn
    diverges: left
    direction: down
    description: Up/Dn Oxford to Oxford, Up relief ends
    miles: 53
    chains: 12

  - type: bridge
    name: Car Park Footbridge
    category: foot
    position: over
    miles: 53
    chains: 20

  - type: junction
    name: Foxhall Jn
    diverges: left
    description: Up/Dn Didcot West Curve to Oxford
    direction: up
    miles: 53
    chains: 55

  - type: loop
    position: right
    name: Down Steventon Goods Loop
    miles: 55
    chains: 60

  - type: siteof
    name: Steventon
    description: Up Relief line diverges towards Didcot, two tracks towards Swindon
    miles: 56
    chains: 32

  - type: crossing
    kind: CCTV
    name: Stocks Lane Level Crossing
    description: CCTV by TVSC
    miles: 56
    chains: 58

  - type: crossing
    name: Causeway Level Crossing
    kind: CCTV
    description: CCTV by TVSC
    miles: 56
    chains: 72

  - type: siteof
    name: Wantage Road
    description: Dn/Up Relief diverge towards Swindon
    miles: 60
    chains: 22

  - type: crossing
    kind: foot
    name: Wantage Road Foot Crossing
    miles: 60
    chains: 58

  - type: crossing
    kind: uwc
    name: Grove Level Crossing
    miles: 61
    chains: 37

  - type: siteof
    name: Challow
    description: Up/Dn Relief diverge towards Didcot
    miles: 64
    chains: 0

  - type: crossing
    kind: foot
    name: Hale Farm Foot Crossing
    miles: 65
    chains: 19

  - type: signallerChange
    from: TVSC Didcot WS (SB)
    to: TVSC Swindon WS (SW)
    miles: 66
    chains: 0
  
  - type: crossovers
    name: Uffington
    miles: 66
    chains: 39

  - type: crossing
    kind: foot
    name: Knighton Foot Crossing
    miles: 69
    chains: 12

  - type: crossovers
    name: Bourton
    miles: 72
    chains: 30

  - type: junction
    name: South Marston Jn
    description: To South Maston Euroterminal
    diverges: left
    direction: down
    elecBranch: none
    miles: 74
    chains: 48

  - type: loop
    name: Up Swindon Goods Loop
    position: left
    miles: 75
    chains: 0
    
  - type: junction
    name: Highworth Junction
    diverges: left
    direction: up
    elecBranch: none
    description: to BMW Sidings
    miles: 76
    chains: 32

  - type: loop
    name: Down Swindon Goods Loop
    description: Also, Swindon Down Yard
    position: right
    miles: 76
    chains: 0

  - type: junction
    name: Cocklebury Sidings
    diverges: left
    direction: down
    miles: 76
    chains: 67

  - type: station
    name: Swindon
    miles: 77
    chains: 23

  - type: junction
    name: Swindon Jn
    diverges: left
    direction: down
    description: Up/Dn Kemble towards Gloucester
    goto: "0230"
    entryPoint: swindon-jn
    miles: 77
    chains: 36

  - type: crossovers
    name: Rushey Platt Jn
    description: Up Swindon relief diverges towards Swindon
    miles: 78
    chains: 36

  - type: bridge
    category: motorway
    roadName: M4
    position: over
    miles: 80
    chains: 8

  - type: crossing
    kind: msl
    name: Upper Studley Foot Crossing
    miles: 80
    chains: 64

  - type: crossing
    name: Canalside 2 Foot Crossing
    kind: foot
    miles: 81
    chains: 74

  - type: junction
    name: Wootton Bassett Jn
    diverges: left
    direction: down
    description: Up/Dn Badminton to Bristol PW
    goto: "0240"
    entryPoint: wootton-bassett-jn
    miles: 83
    chains: 7

  - type: junction
    name: Wooton Bassett GF
    diverges: right
    direction: up
    description: Access to Wootton Bassett Sidings
    elecBranch: none
    miles: 83
    chains: 28

  - type: siteof
    name: Wootton Bassett Incline Signal Box
    description: Disused
    miles: 85
    chains: 22

  - type: crossing
    kind: msl
    name: Christian Malford Foot Crossing
    miles: 88
    chains: 79

  - type: bridge
    name: River Avon Viaduct
    position: under
    category: waterway
    miles: 90
    chains: 85

  - type: electrificationChange
    from:
      elec: 25kvac
      eco: Didcot
    to:
      elec: none
    miles: 93
    chains: 35

  - type: station
    name: Chippenham
    miles: 93
    chains: 76

  - type: crossovers
    name: Thingley Crossovers
    miles: 95
    chains: 32

  - type: junction
    name: Thingley Jn
    diverges: right
    direction: down
    description: to Melksham & Trowbridge
    goto: "0250"
    entryPoint: thingley-jn
    miles: 96
    chains: 10

  - type: signallerChange
    from: TVSC Swindon WS (SW)
    to: TVSC Bath WS (BL)
    miles: 99
    chains: 8

  - type: tunnel
    tunnelType: whole
    name: Box Tunnel
    length: 1mi 1452yd
    description: 8 Emergency phones - Up side and Down entrance signal
    miles: 100
    chains: 40

  - type: tunnel
    tunnelType: whole
    name: Middle Hill Tunnel
    length: 0mi 196yd
    miles: 101
    chains: 45

  - type: crossing
    name: Bathampton Foot Crossing
    kind: foot
    miles: 103
    chains: 18

  - type: junction
    name: Bathampton Jn
    diverges: right
    direction: up
    description: Up/Dn Trowbridge towards Westbury
    miles: 104
    chains: 45

  - type: loop
    position: left
    name: Up Bathampton Loop
    miles: 105
    chains: 0

  - type: tunnel
    name: Sydney Gardens East Tunnel
    tunnelType: whole
    length: 0mi 77yd
    miles: 106
    chains: 28

  - type: tunnel
    name: Sydney Gardens West Tunnel
    tunnelType: whole
    length: 0mi 99yd
    miles: 106
    chains: 29

  - type: bridge
    name: Pultney Road
    category: road
    miles: 106
    chains: 42
    position: under

  - type: bridge
    name: Dolemeads Viaduct
    category: waterway
    description: River Avon
    miles: 106
    chains: 55
    position: under

  - type: station
    name: Bath Spa
    miles: 106
    chains: 71

  - type: bridge
    position: under
    name: St James Viaduct
    category: waterway
    description: River Avon
    miles: 107
    chains: 0
  
  - type: crossovers
    name: Bath West Crossovers
    miles: 107
    chains: 25

  - type: loop
    position: right
    name: Bath West Goods Loop
    miles: 107
    chains: 55

  - type: station
    name: Oldfield Park
    miles: 107
    chains: 72

  - type: tunnel
    name: Twerton Short Tunnel
    tunnelType: whole
    length: 0mi 45yd
    miles: 108
    chains: 71

  - type: tunnel
    name: Twerton Long Tunnel
    tunnelType: whole
    length: 0mi 264yd
    miles: 109
    chains: 9

  - type: bridge
    name: Bristol Road
    roadName: A4
    position: over
    category: aroad
    miles: 109
    chains: 50

  - type: tunnel
    name: Saltford Tunnel
    tunnelType: whole
    length: 0mi 176yd
    miles: 111
    chains: 60

  - type: station
    name: Keynsham
    miles: 113
    chains: 63

  - type: bridge
    name: Avon Ring Road
    roadName: A4174
    position: over
    category: aroad
    miles: 114
    chains: 68

  - type: tunnel
    tunnelType:  whole
    name: St. Annes Park No.3 Tunnel
    length: 0mi 1017yd
    miles: 116
    chains: 0
    
  - type: tunnel
    tunnelType: whole
    name: St. Annes Park No.2 Tunnel
    length: 0mi 154yd
    miles: 116
    chains: 44

  - type: siteof
    name: St Annes
    description: Former station
    miles: 116
    chains: 56

  - type: loop
    position: right
    name: East Depot Goods Loop
    description: Also provides access to East Depot
    miles: 117
    chains: 19

  - type: junction
    diverges: right
    direction: up
    name: North Somerset Jn
    description: to St. Phillips Marh
    miles: 117
    chains: 46

  - type: junction
    name: Feeder Bridge Jn
    description: Up/Dn Bristol Loops to Dr. Days Jn
    diverges: left
    direction: down
    goto: "9999"
    entryPoint: dr-days-jn
    miles: 117
    chains: 50
  
  - type: junction
    diverges: right
    direction: down
    name: Kingsland Rd Sidings GF
    description: Access to Kingsland Road Sidings
    miles: 117
    chains: 57

  - type: signallerChange
    from: TVSC Bath WS (BL)
    to: TVSC Temple Meads WS (BL)
    miles: 117
    chains: 73

  - type: junction
    name: Bristol East Jn
    diverges: both
    direction: up
    description: Filton lines towards Filton on Up-side, Kingsland Road Sisings on right side
    miles: 118
    chains: 2
    goto: "9999"
    entryPoint: bristol-east-jn

  - type: siteof
    name: Bristol East Gantry
    miles: 118
    chains: 10

  - type: station
    name: Bristol Temple Meads
    miles: 118
    chains: 31