The Bristol Railway Archive

.....a combination of some local buffoon giving completely incorrect info for the outward journey ("it's running 77 minutes late")
I'm afraid that the information that the buffoon gave you was correct. I had a call from a friend who was on the charter. He told me that Tornado had been held at ...

My trip to Dawlish did not go as smoothly as I hoped. I was still walking to my vantage point to film The Mayflower, when it passed me without warning and several minutes early. Luckily my sister was a few hundred yards behind me and saw it approaching the station and was able to get some decent ...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/byjr/8577840708/

Considering the conditions, that's an excellent photo. I was much further away, up Pennyquick, so my photos were poor, but I could see somebody in the field, with possibly a blue and white umbrella - perhaps you?

Obviously not, since I now see the ...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/byjr/8577840708/

Considering the conditions, that's an excellent photo. I was much further away, up Pennyquick, so my photos were poor, but I could see somebody in the field, with possibly a blue and white umbrella - perhaps you?

I took a video at Keynsham Station on ...

On Friday 45405 one of Ian Riley's Black 5s is stopping off for water at Temple Meads.

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t13/t0322p.htm

Passing by my flat at about 20.25 - a little too dark for a photo by then, unless I walk down to the former site of Ashley Down Station - which I might, should it ...

Some video at Newton St. Loe & Keynsham. Did not enjoy waiting in a field for almost 2 hours, often accompanied by heavy rain!

http://youtu.be/UAjBofg1CyU

Headline on BBC Bristol page re clearance on line near Portishead.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-21738510

Earlier photos of some work in February.

http://www.portisheadrailwaygroup.org/

Glad to read this story, particularly because last week, on BBC Points West there was a big ...

.....and the same day Tangmere and possibly Black 5 44932 travels from London to Plymouth returning via BTM - I'm a little confused about this trip.
34067 'Tangmere' hauls the train from Euston-Newbury-Exeter. 34067 is joined by Black '5' 44932 for the trek over the Devon banks (Exeter-Plymouth ...

.....and the same day Tangmere and possibly Black 5 44932 travels from London to Plymouth returning via BTM - I'm a little confused about this trip.
34067 'Tangmere' hauls the train from Euston-Newbury-Exeter. 34067 is joined by Black '5' 44932 for the trek over the Devon banks (Exeter-Plymouth ...

Lots of local opportunities to see Tornado, Tangmere, Braunton, etc, this month, assuming no cancellations.

This Saturday Tornado is travelling from London to PLymouth via Taunton. The following Wednesday we have 35028 Clan Line from London to Bath and Bristol. Saturday 16th Tornado again, this ...

chippy wrote:tornado + support coach....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/byjr/8531966448/

Excellent photo, chippy!

I'm looking forward to walking this route and hope it will be reasonably safe. I'm more concerned about "rogue" cyclists than about being mugged, I admit. Most cyclists are very good on shared paths, but I've often encountered reckless riding on the Bristol to Bath railway path, even being ridden ...

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-and-building-regulations/know-your-place

Love the fact you can see steam rising in several ...

They are all available as DVD's from Amazon and I note that some of the material is even on You Tube.

Thanks very much, I've duly ordered! I did not even consider the series could have received a reissue on video or DVD, so had not checked on-line at all.

Really looking forward to this, and ...

I just wondered if anybody remembers this BBC TV series of the late fifties and early sixties? I have just entered the details onto IMDb.com, since they don't yet have it listed, but must confess I cannot recall watching it. I have a Radio Times from 1960 which shows it as broadcast on Wednesdays at ...