The Bristol Railway Archive

From UK Steam Info:

Saturday 28 May 2005

BR Class 8P 4-6-2 no 71000 Duke of Gloucester

Great Malvern 11.36
Hereford a 12.02 water d 12.50
Abergavenny 13.20
Maindee N Jc 13.46
Severn Tunnel Jc 14.11
Pilning 14.23
Filton Abbey Wood 14.38
Bristol TM a 14.45

1Z61
Bristol TM d 18.32 71000
Filton Abbey Wood 18.45
Bristol Parkway 18.47
Westerleigh Jc 18.54
Yate 18.58
Charfield 19.06
Standish Jc 19.17
Barnwood Jc 19.26
Cheltenham 19.32
Ashchurch 19.38
Abbots Wood Jc 19.47
Worcester Shrub Hill a 20.01

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where will you be?

Which line do southbound trains from South Wales take through Filton Abbey Wood?

James wrote:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where will you be?

When she goes southbound I'll most likely be on the Kipling Road footbridge. When she heads north, I'll be on the footbridge at Lockleaze.

(mind you, I may go to Pilning for the 2pm viewing and get her coming out of the Severn Tunnel)

James wrote:Which line do southbound trains from South Wales take through Filton Abbey Wood?

The southbound one

South Wales trains running south can only use the down mainline, the third platform is north bound only.

madhattie wrote:(mind you, I may go to Pilning for the 2pm viewing and get her coming out of the Severn Tunnel)

DO IT!

A couple of pics as the Duke went south through Filton Abbey Wood.





I didn't get to the footbridge at Lockleaze for the return journey, but saw the clouds of smoke rising from the rooftops opposite my house, and heard the thing coming from miles away! It sounded like the crew was really giving it some!

James has placed his pics of the duke on his fotopic website. Check them out!

http://mostlyrailways.fotopic.net/c557098.html