The Bristol Railway Archive

Great shot of the 'Trestle Wagons'...

I've just heard something in steam climbing Filton Bank sounded lovely!...

Here you go shown in the first 5 minutes here...

http://youtu.be/YrGWuaE0mEY

Here

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1334587

From memory its the grey concrete panelled bridge you go over just before you get to the Park and Ride roundabout at Norden.

Its also featured in a YouTube clip...I'll be back!

jules wrote:That's Keynsham - "K E Y N S H A M" Fab! (Geddit?)

"Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen-sham"

"Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyn-shum"

"Ken-shum"

"Kenchum"

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Lib-Dems-lobby-rail-bidders-reopen-stations/story-17024587-detail/story.html

But Horfield? Seems to me that Filton Abbey Wood is now rather too close to make a Horfield re-opening feasible or desirable in operational terms. It would be a very short hop from FAW to ...

Oooo I don't know about 18:00 on a Monday eve 20years ago I remember 56's pulling into Stoke Gifford yard at the head of a rake of ARC hoppers with a rake of empties a waiting to depart on the siding which is now (was) the Royal Mail distribution centre.

They always made a great noise...

The topic is entitled 'Class 56 on steel train'. May I suggest that if you have no interest in the subject that you don't click onto it. Similarly I have no interest in sport. Therefore I don't delve into the back pages of a newspaper. It's as simple as that.

I must leave it at that. I'm off now ...

looks like its scored a kill...

Heritage Liveried 47 arrived at BTM last night and no sign of any Steam anywhere...

I'm trying not to put two and two together...

Yeap just as left it rained all the way between Yatton and the M5!

In failing light and an approaching shower...


70000 'Britannia', Yatton, Bristol by Richard Eason, on Flickr

mow wrote: Met Office site now has probability of precipitation c. 5% chance of rain.

I'll hold you to that Mike

Brill...now who wants to take bets on what the weather is going to be doing?

Its easy once you've found the way...although if you use a SATNAV it tries about 4 different routes. Just out of curiosity I tried it yesterday and it took me THE longest route possible. :roll:

Assuming you are coming in off the M5, if you head through Kenn and take the sharp left hand bend, about ...