The Bristol Railway Archive

All the news on the link.

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Rail-photos-picture/story-18133629-detail/story.html
Photographs should be 300dpi and be emailed to The Post deputy editor Rob Stokes at r.stokes@bepp.co.uk by March 30, 2013, along with contact details. Mr Stokes and Mr Cole will pick up ...

.... The thinking might be "Portillo is going from a puncutre-mending festival in Hereford to a bell-polishing club in Worcester ... )
Oh, for a spoof episode!!!!....

(scene 22 : Foregate street, Worcester - enter stage left Mr. Portillo sporting lime-green jacket and turquoise trousers fresh ...

I cannot understand the argument that TM is in the wrong place. Its been there since 1845 what may be wrong is the way the town has been planned around it. But even then I don't think its position is wrong, after all all of the new offices on the site of the old goods yard are right next door, all ...

Personal I feel there are far too many forums/fora on railways and every other subject.

Let's just stick to what we've got.

Unfortunately, the railways have an obligation to protect us from them - dates right back to the start when landowners didn't want railways (on the whole) and certainly didn't want them running over their sheep and cows. Hence the railways have an obligation to stop access on to their land ...

Unfortunately, the railways have an obligation to protect us from them - dates right back to the start when landowners didn't want railways (on the whole) and certainly didn't want them running over their sheep and cows. Hence the railways have an obligation to stop access on to their land.

Clearly ...

Just seen today in the WHS viewing library this month's edition has a "review" of the Severn Beach line.

I'd love to join you all but its a bit far from Surrey for a pint.

oldchapie wrote:it was burnt after being smashed up when the shed was knocked down. i was told by a railway official that the shed and cabin was knocked down so quick was that rates were paid on them?

Well it was still there in 1972 when I took that picture. A pity the GWS didn't rescue it.

oldchapie wrote:yes that was our den and it was ours as long as we behaved ourselfs oh happy days

I've wondered for years what it was.

No one has been able to answer until now

I wonder what became of it.

all the talk of the kids of today playing out doors well i iwonder how many kids could lay claim to having a den in old broadguage brake van there was one at bridge end of the shed at yatton it was used as a cabin for the staff until the new one was built.driver s sledge was driver in charge and he ...

If you look on the Bitton page of the website you will see my picture from that day.

Yep, send them an invoice for a significant sum of money.

This programme in the Timewatch series includes a number of shots of Bristol trams, as well as an appearance by Bristol tram expert Peter Davey, who invites us to view his personal museum of relics. (Peter's father was Miles Davey, who took many of the published photos of Bristol trams)

I hope he ...

Managed to make it for a couple of hours late on Sunday. Great to see the black 5 running after being there for its arrival form Barry 35 odd years a go

A few pics:

http://simonwhittinghamphotography.zenf ... p908236489