The Bristol Railway Archive

Here's another one looking more head on. The quality isn't great I'm afraid.

When you say the quality 'isn't great' you really mean the quality is bloody brilliant! That's a really nice photo and shows the sidings on both sides of the main line really well.

I agree! That's a fantastic photo

A track plan of the gas works from 1903.

It's interesting that the clay and brick works on the 1903 map have completely disappeared by the 1926 photo.

Does anyone know what the signalbox on the Clifton Extension railway (very left of the aerial photo) was called? (and the junction that connected the CER to the gas works?)

Do you mean the signal box at the right, and not the left, of the picture?

I can clearly see the box to the right next to the gasworks junction, but if you meant to the left (or top) that would of course be Ashley Hill Junction that we already know all about.

It wouldn't surprise me if the one on the right wasn't actually called Gasworks Junction, I think I've heard that mentioned in the long distant past.

But it would be good to really confirm the name of this long-lost location ...

Yeah, right, not left.... ! doh! (too many mince pies...)

There's some info about a loco that worked at the gas works Here

The Chronology a document written by Doug Edwards which can be found on the Avon Valley Railway website here http://semaphore.avonvalleyrailway.org/ ... ology.html refers to this Signal Box as Stapleton Road Gas Works.

Evening all !

There is a photo of the signalbox in the Colin Maggs book "Double-headed -More Tales From The Footplate " , bearing the name "Stapleton Road Gas Works" .Photo was taken in 1924.

There is also a shot of the top of the incline leading from the Kingswood Junc line to the gas works sidings.

The gas works had their own engines for shunting work - Read several years ago that in the early 60s 2 diesel shunters (Rustons ?) were used, with a steam engine (possibly Peckett) as standby.

Just found a reference to the gas works on the Avon Valley Railway website. it says the signal box was called Stapleton Road Gas Works Signal Box.

As Jules says, obvious really

oops! sorry guys, we're posting at the same time! Thanks for the info though.

Marsh'Un wrote:
The gas works had their own engines for shunting work - Read several years ago that in the early 60s 2 diesel shunters (Rustons ?) were used, with a steam engine (possibly Peckett) as standby.

When steam finished at the gas works I think I remember one of the Rustons from Bath Gas Works was sent to replace it .

I think the scrapyard had a loco of some sort at one time but I cant remember anything abo it.

By a strange coincidence the current issue of BackTrack (ie Jan 2010) has a photo taken from almost exactly the same position as that of BristleGWR's first (with Class 47). It's undated but will be early 1930s - it shews 5920 Wycliffe Hall (new Aug 1931 but not yet with the GW shirt-button roundel & with red-bodied head-lamps) on quite a lengthy express. On the left of the tracks there is a completely open space - no gas holders or brickworks - the view across to the gas-works connection is unobstructed.

Hi Punker.I see you are researching the school,how you getting on? I too have been looking because my grans house was demolished (I think) to make way for it,she died the day I was born so never knew her.I hav'nt found much yet.
regards Frame.