The Bristol Railway Archive

Some good stuff here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/collection ... m-railways

The Know Your Place section of the City Council's web site now has 1946 Aerial option.

Provides for a really interest look at Bristol's Railways in that decade.

http://www.bristol.gov.uk/page/planning ... your-place

The land opposite on Cattle Market road, where the vets used to be, was cleared a few weeks back.

Is the once intended bridge going to be built I wonder?

Don't know sorry.

It was waiting at the signal in the distance in the top picture.

A 66 at both ends of a long ballast train, blocking both up and down lines:

Not what I was expecting, and a bit political at times, but still enjoyable though with nice shots of HST and APT.

I recognised Box tunnel and Sydney Gardens (without a fence!).

Bump.

Tonight (13th) at 9:00.

Confirmed:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mqv43

"In 1976 a new high-speed train, the Inter-City 125, helped save British Rail, an unfashionable nationalised industry suffering from a financial crisis, industrial relations problems and a poor public image. The train was launched with the help ...

Allegedly:

BBC4, Thursday 13 September, 21.00-22.00: The Age of The Train. A look at the HST.

jules wrote:His name was Thomas (Tom) Cannard if your dad or anybody else might have known him.

Doesn't ring a bell, but my father was there in the 80's and 90's, although he started at BR in the 60's.

Although there is no chance, it has always been an ambition of mine to walk through the Severn Tunnel.

My dad used to work for BR and has worked in the tunnel. He often described the flowing water and the pumps etc. He wanted to take me there, as he knew I would be impressed, but unfortunately it ...

In the late 1980Æs, during electrification if the ECML, York station and the Royal Border Bridge (both Grade 1 listed buildings) received special attention to the installation of OHLE. The proposals were scrutinised by the Royal Fine Arts Commission. Installation of the OHLE was never in doubt ...

horace wrote:Is the top of the wall at Sydney Gardens going to be closer to the OHLE than this??

I have no idea. I'll find a plastic tape measure and get back to you.