Tyntesfield Sidings
From Bristol Railway Archive
To Bristol: Station Road - Flax Bourton
To the Southwest: Tyntesfield Footpath
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History
Tyntesfield Sidings were laid by the Ministry of Fuel and Power in 1956-7 to serve an underground fuel depot.
Trackplan
 A track plan of the Flax Bourton area from 1988. |
1970s
 A DMU thunders towards Bristol in the early 70s, before the semaphore signalling was removed. A point of interest in this photo is the stream on the left. This has since been covered over but can emit steam from vents in the ground on a cold day. © Andy Kirkham |
2003
28.11.03
 A 2004 look at the fuel dump and the severed trackwork. |
 Another view of the junction showing the headshunt and the groundframe. |
 A view of the loading bays and office at the depot itself. |
 Another view of the loading bays. |
Over the weekend of Feb 14-15th 2004 the crossover and point to the sidings was removed. The next photos were taken on a miserable 4th March 2004.
 The new-look mainline with the crossover removed. |
 150279 passes by with a local service to Weston Super Mare. |
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