The Bristol Railway Archive

Hi Stumpytrain
The axle counters do not prevent trains reversing at Clifton. Axle counters simply count axles in and count axles out, there is not requirement for trains to enter and leave from different ends or indeed be "signalled" over the section... Like I said... they count 'em in and they ...

Hi Jules
Sorry I got side tracked, from the thread, (the reason for the conversation with AG of FGW) was the closure of the whole line when the line would be free to Clifton Down. hence the story of the 'axle counter' (I remember them installing it, prior to which the 'track circuit' used to blow ...

Not being a 'rail person' I can only pass on the statement made to me by Mr. Andrew Griffiths of FGW (First Group Worst to you and me). When I made the remark that it surly would be easy using 2 trains to run a 30 min service to Clifton Down, with every alternative train going on to Avonmouth ...

Hi
Just to let you know that the curse of 'Worst group' have come to the SBL, in that the fares are set to rise by up to 114% for a 7day ticket between Stapleton Road/Lawrence Hill and Temple Meads
For a 'Day Return' between Clifton Down/Redland and BTM the increase will be 53% Stapleton Road ...

Has FGW taken over Midland Mainline ?
As I have now seen the 8 car set twice (in Midland Mainline livery) whilst standing at Lawrence Hill awaiting the the Severn Beach Train.

Good Evening :D :D
Anyone any news on timings of these trains ?
As I have to do an article for 'Grassroots' a community newspaper that is curculated within the NDC area of Bristol (Barton Hill, Lawrence Hill, Redfield, The Dings) so far all everyone does is pass me on, when I ask questions of the ...

Hi
Where is Petes Shop ?
Re Gloslines and his comment about Gatcombe being missed out of a book on Gloucestershire stations , is it in Gloucestershire?
I well remember all the work going on when Anne married Mark in 73 ? as they re-opened the station just so he and she could travel by train,

The nucular train still goes through Lawrence Hill station, in the early mornings on odd days,from Bridgwater to ??
Then the plaster board, and timber trains from Royal Portbury, Car trains from Portbury were proposed but did they ever materialie ?? and the Ford trains from Dagenam to Portbury ...

Good Afternoon
Re platform 2. In the 70s I used to go to Glasgow, twice a week on the 9.15 sleeper, and travel back the next night (having driven Glasgow/Fort Willaim/Oban out as far as Holy Loch sometimes).
I used to drive my car into the station via the small metal gate that led direct onto the ...

Re the freight trains running on the Clifton Down Line.
When the line (Henbury Loop) was out of action due to the laying of the extra line at Filton, etc. the 1,000 ton coal and stone trains used the line and only once a double headed 1,500 ton train was seen on the track, my sister lives over ...

Just a note, on travelling back last night from Sheffield on passing Kingsland I noticed 2 very large diesils painted grey they had 3 cab windows (at front) and doors in the front ends, (you can tell I know nowt about trains and class of locos etc). Also there was a HST driving car (well I know a ...

There was an entrance from the 'Engineers House' on Apsley Road, (the big house on the corner of Pembroke Road and Apsley Road) The entrance was via a lift, in the corner of the big carpark; over the lift shaft a garage was built in the 1970s and subsiquently (in 2002) a row of town houses has now ...

Good Evening All

James
So why did First go to all that trouble fully refurbishing a buffet car? The reason is simple economics, as Virgin have demonstrated with their Voyagers more items for sale, i.e. greater variety (such as novels and magazines which have a 40% or more mark up and are on sale ...

Hi James
We shall see what we will see, as I wrote a few months ago regarding First and the bid, I was sure that they were in with a chance for several reasons, one being that the upper management (rail NOT Bus) can listen with an open mind and they are very receptive. I have found anyway ...

Good Morning
Well James
I wonder where it will be? Shame it's not Bath Road.
It could still be Bath Road; How?????
Easy, I was at a meeting with the developers and First the other week and they were talking about the 'Old Bath Road Depot' andthe general conversation was along the lines (no pun ...