Barton Road

D2121 shunts wagons in the early 70s. © Andy Kirkham

© Andy Kirkham

03382 shunts a train load of cement wagons across Barton Road sometime in the 70s. © Dunstable Dasher

She picks up more wagons. It's interesting that the match wagon is just a normal five plank open, I've always remembered these locos as being matched with a Conflat. 03382 was a long-standing Bath Road Depot loco. She was transferred to Landore in 1981 before being withdrawn from there in October 1983. She was cut up at Swindon Works in February 1986. © Dunstable Dasher

The gates are briefly closed to allow traffic to pass. © Dunstable Dasher

Now coupled, up she proceeds to draw the wagons from the sidings. © Dunstable Dasher

Some of the wagons are then fly shunted into the correct place. © Dunstable Dasher

The loco sits across the crossing once again. Traffic could be stopped at Barton Road for a considerable time and in the days of steam provision was made for pedestrians in the shape of a footbridge. © Dunstable Dasher

The route in the 1990s. Kingsland Road bridge visible in the distance. © Clive Moore

The same view as in the previous photo.

In this photo I've zoomed in on the bridge at Kingsland Road.

The embedded rails crossing Barton Road were pretty well the only bit of the railway actually left at this spot.

The view from Barton Road towards Avon Street with Temple Meads beyond that. Note that the level crossing gate was still in place.

Another view from Barton Road. The views in the last couple of photos disappeared behind new housing.

The 2004 view from Barton Road across to Avonside Wharf. Work had started on the regeneration of the area.

The view across to Temple Meads.

This is the building was standing next to the crossing on Barton Road and is visible in quite a few of the photos on the Avon Street page. I'm archiving it here because it's hard to imagine it lasting much longer.

The front of the building.

A view along the trackbed in 2006. The route has reverted to use as a transport corridor.

Welcome to The Dings.

The 2006 zoomed view of the bridge at Kingsland Road.

The view towards the harbour. Temple Meads is no longer visible as modern housing goes up.

The view across the level crossing. The rail has been removed and stone setts make up the road surface.

One of the level crossing gate posts has survived despite all the new development in the area.

My favourite building still stands.