The Bristol Railway Archive

I notice they are thinking of putting a stop at the Portway Park and Ride (Good! Shall we call it West Town? No? ... M5 Bridge then?)

But at the possible expense of closing Shirehampton (Bad!)

How about a halt at the bottom of Sylvan Way?

No chance - sadly!

I've just read an article in Railway Magazine (March 2006) about the introduction of pay on the train services on British Rail just after the Beeching era.

The article states that it was introduced on the above line in Winter '63/64 and was one of the earliest examples.

Now my memory may be faulty ...

I had a motorbike (Suzuki GT750) that was nicknamed a kettle - because in a time of mainly aircooled engines (1970's) it had a radiator and watercooling!

I quite liked the nickname and also do for steam engines.

Brought up in Shirehampton and have sinced lived near Filton, Avonmouth and now Sea Mills.

Depending on your house budget I would say the following:-

Sea Mills - near the Station is pleasant but pricey (residents call it Stoke Bishop!)
Sea Mills "proper" ranges from half a mile to a mile away from ...

Welcome to the forum Spamcan - which is your favourite? WC/BB or MN?

That name rings a bell - I started off on the mail rounds and the guy in charge of production services was Terry Moule (superintendent) - sounds like your dad was his boss (in engineering dept?)

My Dad was Colin Gray - sadly passed away now - I'm sure your father would have known him - however he ...

My Dad was in charge of the locos at the smelting works at one stage - he was responsible for the change over from steam.

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My Dad was at the smelting works from 1947 to 1983 - in later years he was stores/supplies superintendent.

I was there from 1978 to 1983 as ...

Ray, forgot to mention - my bro went to Lawrence Weston school finishing in 1968 - he married in 1970 - He was into home developed photography in his teens and took a couple of night shots of Shire station in the late '60's -may be you crossed paths?

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Hi Ray - I too lived in Shire and from 1966 to 1970 caught the dmu to Sea Mills to go to junior school.

On Saturdays my older bro and myself often went to Lawrence Hill to go to Max Williams' model railway shop and occasionally to Severn Beach with our bikes. (I still occasionally take my youngest ...

What recollections have you of Industrial railways around Bristol?
Obviously there were the PBA locomotives and the 0-4-0 Sentinel diesel shunters at the "Smelting Works" in Avonmouth - any others?

ICI, Bristol Docks, etc?

I remember the smelting works had an 0-6-0 saddle tank on standby until at ...

9F - one of my favourite engines - just imagine Evening Star or Black Prince hauling a modern coal train up from Avonmouth through Hallen! Drool Drool!

No money in it though eh?

And of course said 47 was also about when Nunney Castle was at St Andrew's Rd and going through Hallen on Easter Monday.

Avonmouth does not appear on your map on the opening page of this forum.

No freight on TM to Avonmouth/Severn Beach nowadays.
If you want to travel to Severn Beach by Train go on a Saturday as that is when there are thru' trains via Avonmouth. (certain workdays have through trains for commuters at commuting times too.)

Welcome aboard -if you're able then take the train to or from Severn Beach one Saturday. It's an interesting run including Avonmouth, the lower part of the Avon River, Clifton and the inner city of Bristol.