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Iron Acton
OS Reference ST676832
Opened on 2nd September 1872. Closed on 19th June 1944 except for a coal depot which closed on 10th June 1963.
The first set of photos were kindly supplied by Gerald Peacock. A BIG thankyou to him :)
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Shunting wagons at Iron Acton. The loco is Fowler 4F 44573, which can also be seen shunting at Thornbury.
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The loco backs onto a siding. This was the stub of a branch that led to iron mines at Frampton Cotterell. The loading gauge seems to be very small in this photo. There's no way the loco will fit under it.
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Having dropped off one wagon, the loco recouples to its train.
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The next set of photos were taken during 2004.
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Standing at the road crossing and looking in the direction of Yate.
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The view of the crossing. The old crossing keepers house can just be seen to the right.
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The old crossing keeper's house is now a private dwelling.
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The view across the crossing in the other direction.
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The line disappears around a bend as it heads off towards Thornbury. The bridge in the distance is on Bristol Road. The line to the iron mine left the Thornbury branch here and swung around to the left of this photo.
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Stretching the digital zoom to the limit, I get a close up shot of the Bristol Road bridge.
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To Thornbury: 
