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(http://bristol-rail.co.uk/wiki/Redcliffe_Tunnel)
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:35 pm
by bristolmick
Hi everyone. I'm a new member and sorry to admit, not a railway enthusiast by any degree, but I am very interested in Redcliffe Tunnel as I now live within view of it. I have a particular interest in tracing an original copy of the photo shown at the top of this following link, and was hoping another member could help.
http://cmtk3.webring.org/l/rd?ring=gwrw ... train2.jpg
I can email a larger image to anyone interested if they let me know.
Thanks
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:47 pm
by horace
Am afraid the link gives me a 404 not available.
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:45 pm
by madhattie
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:21 pm
by bristolmick
Thanks for your response to horace madhattie - I did check the link after I'd posted and realised it needed the tail knocking off, but hoped readers would figure that one out. Thanks for being interested horace - hope you can help.
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:49 am
by jules
I can't remember which one, but that photo was published in a book in the 1960s? Possibly one of the Reece Winstone "Bristol in the 19xxs" series.
I've definitely seen it published.
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:13 pm
by the green mile
It's not in any of the books I have covering the railways of Bristol. I have definitely seen it before and my hunch would be to refer to an article in 'Railway Bylines' maybe up to 5 years ago which covered the railways around Canons Marsh and the docks area. Anyone have a copy? One of the Reece Winstone volumes is very likely as Jules suggests or it could have been in the 'Bristol Times' supplement of the Evening Post. I believe the large building on the right is Bristol General Hospital.
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:02 pm
by the green mile
According to the Irwell Press website the article I was thinking of was in Railway Bylines volume 13 (2007-2008). Not sure if I still have a copy.
http://bristol-rail.co.uk/wiki/Redcliffe-Tunnel
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:19 pm
by Marsh'Un
The photo is featured in the original version of `Rail Centres-Bristol` by Colin Maggs, published by Ian Allan in 1981. Photo is credited to the Port of Bristol Authority.
A view taken from almost the same spot can be found in` Through Countryside & Coalfield` by Mike Vincent, showing Modified Hall 6988 on 4th Jan 1964.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:32 am
by horace
The page as shown in the link given by Hattie attributes the photograph to The Bristol Evening Post circa 1960
