The Bristol Railway Archive

Does anyone remember the two 57XX class Paniers - 3681 and 3758 which languished there on the side roads at Bath Rd in a semi restored state and intended for the abortive purchase and re-opening of the Yatton - Clevedon branch. I often wonder what happened to them.

Have you noticed - this has gone completely off topic .... !!!!!

He he, nice pic of No23 !!! Only ever got one of her in the pouring rain, 6am in the morning at Blackpool South in the middle of winter ...

Awe, it`s gonna be sad when the HST`s have gone and you can`t stick your head out anymore - trapped and locked up tight in one of Branson`s plastic pigs or whatever. It`s inconceivable.

Yeay !!
Nice one. I can honestly say I couldn`t have had a better time as a kid growing up in anywhere except Bristol in the Sixties. Brilliant, loved it !!!

God, I remember that hell hole vividly - as kids we used to climb over the railings at the top and decend into the inky dark, smelly depths with a bike lamp or something just as useless. It had been converted into air raid shelters during WW2. The tunnel was sectioned with a staiway on either side ...