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Redland
Opened on 12th April 1897.
This first set of pics were kindly supplied by Simon Whittingham. My thanks to him :)
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A general view of Redland station in the early seventies showing the down platform waiting room.
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'Bubble Car' 55033 departs with a service for Temple Meads.
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Demolition begins on the booking office and pedestrian footbridge in 1973.
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A crane removes a section of the footbridge.
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Contractors at work dismantling the footbridge. Members of the Avon Valley Railway removed quite a lot of timber during demolition, but Simon is unsure if any of it has ever been reused at Bitton.
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Another view of the demolition work in progress. Health and Safety obviously have no problem with a bonfire alongside the track!
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The next set of pics were taken on a cold and dark Christmas Day 2003.
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Standing at the end of Redland Station and looking at the view back towards Cheltenham Road. The bridge in the foreground is the one across Redland Road
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A look along the length of the platform. The disused Down platform is overrun with greenery.
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A look at the station building.
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The back of the building.
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A look at the station from the other angle.
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A look at the frontage of the station.
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The chimneys at this station have an unusual bond pattern.
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Two bridges still cross the line at Redland Station despite the removal of the station footbridge. An ornate footbridge and the roadbridge of Redland Grove.
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About as good a shot that I could get of the footbridge. It carries Lovers Walk, a footpath, across the line.
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The view across the bridge with Lovers Walk disappearing into the distance.
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A look at the station from the footbridge. The width of the overgrown Down platform is evident. This place must have looked very pretty.. once...
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The view from Redland towards Clifton Down. The bridges visible are Hampton Road, Hampton Park and Whiteladies Road.
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The exit and entrance to and from the station. Originally the entrance to the station was via the station footbridge which was connected to a booking office on Redland Grove. Both the footbridge and booking office were demolished in the early 1970s.
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Some new pics taken during April 2004
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143611 stops at the station on its way to Temple Meads with an Avonmouth service.
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A quick throw of the throttle and the unit trundles off. In less than a minute it will stop at Montpelier Station.
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The pacer disappears across Redland Grove before crossing Cheltenham Road viaduct.
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The last time I visited it, the station was closed. This visit reveals that the building is in use by a traditional upholsterist.
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The next pic was taken during an engineering blockade at Filton Abbey Wood which resulted in all services that would normally use the line between Parkway/Patchway and Temple Meads being diverted via Avonmouth.
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A Voyager passes through Redland on the 14.6.04.
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