The Bristol Railway Archive

You are quite right Jules they were called Spaceships MWtype but were indeed used on a lot of the country services around Bristol.

Yes, the MWs were the standard Bristol/ECW single decker from around 1959 until 1966 or thereabouts. I never heard them called spaceships though. It was a nickname ...

You have a good memory, Yes it was the 324, I had to think about that even though i drove the dam things.

Those funny little Bristol single deckers with the rounded roof and split windscreens with the door at the front - we used to call them "Spaceships" when I was a kid. Only other routes they ...

I did tell them its not quite like as advertised and they may be a little disapointed, Off we went on our journey to Severn Beach, They asked when they got off the bus how often the bus run back to Bristol, Every hour i said but i am going back in about 15 minutes,

Amazing that there was a bus on ...

I think a miniature railway may have run around the boundry of the lake grounds, Severn Beach was alway's known as Bristol's seaside resort with its caravans and chalet's that looked more like garden sheds, But it was a happy holidays for the city people of Bristol.

I remember working the Severn Beach bus service in the early 1970's and two people from Norway got on the bus and asked for Severn Beach, They were the only two people on the bus at the time from the bus station, I asked them if they were visiting friends, They said no they had a brochure that they ...

Tangmere and Bittern, Malago, Bristol Video on Youtube, Trymtrains Sunday 16 th Sept 2012

Bittern on return journey at Weston Super Mare video, Youtube, Trymtrains, J M H.

Their at it again Friday 6th to Sunday 8th July 2012, A photo of Henbury Station again taken from this web site.

The Post Weekend, Friday 6th July to Sunday 8th July, 2012, A photo of Henbury Station, Where have i seen that photo before, Are they still using photo's from this website or have they got permission now,

free2grice wrote:Does anyone know why there were, what appeared to be, cables hanging around the nose of the loco on the return? <BJ>

Enlarging the picture it looks like branches of a tree to me.

55022+37516/675, Horfield, Bristol,
http://s1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd395/TrymTrains/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8oDuACd ... ature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHefQxF7 ... ature=plcp

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 ...

The Cornishman leaving Temple Meads Station Video, www.youtube.com/user/trymtrains?feature=mhum

The info comes from the Colin Maggs book Bristol Railway Panorama. He says the B&E opened a station called 'Ashton' at the same spot at which Long Ashton was built. Opened with the opening of the B&E in 1841, closed in 1856. There is also a photo on page 131.

I Think the No 12 ran from Filton Church, Via Southmead rd, Henleaze, Cranbrook Rd