The Bristol Railway Archive

I've just been studying some old train registers I have from Bristol Old Station box and I spotted an interesting move "No.5 3" in the 1950s that can be seen on this page...
http://www.alextrack.co.uk/railways/signalling/bristol_old_station_signal_box/train_registers/page004-005.shtml

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Freightliner are using Barrow Road for wagon storage.

Alex

stopblock wrote:Its so well known on the railway that it really ought to be adopted into offical publications like the K2 and the sectional appendix.

It's often used in the WON to detail T3 protection limits!!!

Alex

I think it is because it passes close by a pub called the Rhubarb Tavern.

Quite correct, it's the railwaymen's name for the rather boringly titled 'Bristol Loop' from North Somerset Junction to Dr. Day's Bridge Junction. Which, like many locations on the railway it's named after the local public ...

Are we to expect trains to run from Bristol TM to London via Filton bank once again, as did 'The Bristolian'? <BJ>

Yes, the current plan is for 4 trains an hour from Bristol to Paddington. Two going via Box from Platforms 13 / 15 as now and an additional two going from the reopened old station ...

as another example for say the tytherington quarry line the train staff(basically a big key) used to unlock the ground frame allowing the points to be changed from the mainline into the branch, this was after the frame had been electrically unlocked as well by the power box at bristol. Once the ...

I don't think they're considering it... we've been told they ARE going to do it, political interference aside. Bristol Panel is earmarked for closure in 2015 for immediate demolition to allow this to happen.

Apparently it's going to be a 15 minute frequency service to Paddington with the exisiting ...

Nothing to do with the transfer of control to Didcot, this work has been on the cards for ages.

Basically the additional signal sections are to improve headways through Bath Spa and Keynsham (on the down).

Alex

when i travelled on the Coal stone haul the portishead branch wasnt even conected any more, there wasnt even a point in place the line just went straight down to the docks at portbury!!

I believe there is a crossing vee, the minimum that can exist to satisfy whatever requirement there is that a ...

Stone train ran on Saturday. Not sure if this is the start of a regular flow. Any gen Stopblock?

Alex

A MPV weed sprayer will be taking a trip down the branch this evening. Just in case anyone's interested!

Alex

AndyK wrote:Does anyone know if anything special is going on?

I wasn't working today so I don't know for sure but I imagine they were off to Westbury for Saturday night engineering trains.

Alex

Just another thought. Parson street junction must be quite busy especialy with the new depot as well. wouldnt this extra traffic cuase a bit of a head ache. perhaps the down line that is I think terminated at bedminster station should be re instated to allow freight to wait for road without causing ...

Just how busy is the Portbury line, cant imagine it has a constant fleet of trains that would make it impractical to interleave a passenger train periodicaly.

Traffic on the Portbury branch varies depending on the demand for coal, cheapest price etc. Somtimes there can be one "on the block" all ...

mow wrote:Alex,

Where and when did you join the engine? Did it go through Temple Meads in the end?

Highbridge B74 Signal (just Bristol side of the station) at about 0040. Yep, it went through Temple Meads.

Alex