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Weymouth Station Bristol Barrow Road (although the arches were demolished in 1991 to make way for a dual carriageway) Bristol Barrow Road Coaling Plant The view from the Road at Lawrence Hill Station Bristol, looking towards the Midland mainline and Fisponds Bank

These have been in my Flickr account for some years, so you may well have seen them. They were taken in 1967, the final year of steam on the Southern

Locomotives for scrap and preservation at Severn Tunnel Junction 53 years ago today, Saturday April 23, 1966 9F's 92216/35 and 6947 Helmingham Hall Destined for IOW but didn't quite make it - 84014 92220 Evenng Star - eventually restored and worked on the mainline in 1970's and 1980's

Bristol Barrow Road Firemen and Drivers in the 1960's

55 years ago today. Maunday Thursday, 26 March, 1964. I spent all day (11 hours) on Temple Meads Station. 08.00 5074 Hampden departs on 1M68 Bristol to Manchester, deputising for failed Brush D1693. 11.45 An Easter relief to the Cornishman, 1V32 Sheffield to Paignton. 14.20 A relief to the 9.05 Liverpool to Plymouth 1V92 Manchester to Plymouth 44831 15.00 Castle 5042 arrives with 3B37 13.30 Pontypool Road to Bristol parcels 18.30 Ex-works Standard 5 73138 waits to depart with 2M74 Bristol to Birmingham stopper 19.00 7924 waits to depart on 2B90 19.00 Bristol to Weymouth

55 years ago tomorrow ... Monday September 9, 1963 Besides the engine, the photo shows detail of the coal pile at Lawrence Hill, Bristol, used by small local coal merchants https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5132591414/stats/ Another shot of the same location showing a coal merchant filling sacks with coal for delivery to local homes https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8175104222/in/photolist-J3b83D-Rs5usW-dspxEN-cKpBco

I went around Tweedmouth Shed on Sunday July 10, 1966. It had closed to steam, but K1 62006 was in the shed.

In February 1963 (during the Big Freeze) 46220 arrived in Bristol on the Glasgow portion of a Manchester to Plymouth train. It travelled via Shrewsbury and the Severn Tunnel and was serviced at St Philips Marsh Shed, where I saw it later in the day. I believe it worked back LE.

54 years ago - Summer Saturday in the Bristol area - 22 August 1964 NE B1 enters Temple Meads on a local working to Weston Super Mare https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5251623840/in/photolist-RoF8j9-914WNC Holbeck Jubilee climbs Fishponds Bank with northbound express https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5401078202/in/photolist-9egWnY GW Hall at Lawrence Hill with a train from Wolverhampton https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/10101019344/in/photolist-LGDZ6v-goAn8W Black Five passes Barrow Road Shed with a northbound express (Note the spotters standing on the wall by the mainline) https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/24612306078/in/photolist-DuUv7N

Friday 7 August 1964 WR Grange hard at work at North Somerset Junction, Bristol https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/6841443462/in/photolist-bqybML Other steam turns in Bristol on that day http://bristolsteam64.webplus.net/aug-dec64/page129.html

Saturday 1 August 1964 - 54 years ago Summer Saturday of steam hauled Midland trains in the Bristol area (Jubilees, Black Fives)- the last year of steam on these trains https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/6862256139/in/photolist-chCbGL-chCbCj-bsoRF2-chCbEq/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/7408048528/in/photolist-chCbJC-91FEmW https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/7408048284/in/photolist-chCbGL-chCbCj-bsoRF2-chCbEq/ and a Castle on the Wolverhampton to Bristol - which were steam hauled in 1965, but not by Castles https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/7408048162/in/photolist-chCbGL-chCbCj-bsoRF2-chCbEq/

Collision at Bristol Barrow Road Shed : Footplate men survey the scene. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/42998095184/stats/ Rear view of the above https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/9311989063/in/album-72157625157165429/

Jubilee taken from inside the roundhouse avoiding the foreman's office ! Photo taken 54 years ago. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5346337250/in/photolist-252F4Xd-zkV5au-pq7gQW-e9pNa1-butcf9-99rnNs-99rnM5/

Probably not the same day, but 5018 (with Warship) pulls into Bristol Temple Meads with 1B21 3.45 Paddington-Weston https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5377974215/in/photolist-9cewnn

Tuesday 7 April, 1964 A Bad-Warship Day Castle 5055 Earl of Eldon must have been the station pilot/ diesel standby at Hereford, when it took over 1V93 9.05 Liverpool-Plymouth train as far as Bristol https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/6181158630/in/photolist-TvwpiW-SDokF9-fqjg1g-fqjg1H-fqjfYc-fqjfZK-fqjfZe-fqjfYK-dAyGeq-aqd47w The following train 1V95 12.05 Manchester-Plymouth must also have failed en route, the diesel substituted by 6903 Belmont Hall https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/16742641845/in/photolist-TvwpiW-rvuq7H Peaks were also in short supply on that day with Jubilee 45589 Gwalior substituting on 1V31 7.35 Nottingham to Bristol. Here it is seen being towed by the ecs pilot past Barrow Road Coaling Plant https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5891443340/in/photolist-RoF8iN-iaUQqg-dhSPWT-9YBbRj

Easter was also quite early in 1964 (March 29). It was a warm and sunny day in Bristol on Thursday 26 March (Maundy Thursday) and several extras ran at the start of the Easter Holiday. Castle 5074 Hampden sets out from Temple Meads with 1M68 8.00 Bristol to Manchester (deputising for a failed Brush Type 4 https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5560749036/in/photolist-Rfta1F-rvuq58-qcTKt9-dwVqrH-b8mBAP-9tohXo-9chAF1-92x2n8 The first steam hauled special arrived about noon, a relief Cornishman from Sheffield to the South West https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5560749018/in/photolist-23Lkn5N-9tohX5-9HikJV-8Zfcrm Followed two hours later by a relief from Manchester to the South West https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5560748988/in/photolist-9tkkiV-9tohWy Castle 5042 Winchester Castle arrived with a parcels train from Pontypool Road https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5560171547/in/photolist-8YfsBe-PDy3Dv-KbgCc8-9YBbP5-9tkkhF Standard 73138 with Caprotti Valve Gear waits at Platform 12 with a local to Birmingham New Street https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5560171523/in/photolist-9tkkhg

H&S was rather lax around railway stations and sheds in the 1960's !

Some other photos of parcels trains https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5306209969/in/photolist-95THmM https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/15887141066/in/photolist-EH9Sqq-Bw6oXz-Bw6oVk-zxoMHo-yhMi4s-vVXYyv-rtsPbY-qcTKuS-qcTKvJ-qcTKx7-qcTKxh-qcTKt9-qcTKpG-pwExna-etwZYp-e9pN9y-dTBR4R-dAyGeN-dspnNM-chCbA9-bDt8iH-bsoRXg-bggyAi-b4bBj8-aTdDS6-aTdDY6-aTdE5r-aTdDNZ-aTdE32-aTdDUM-aL4ciH-azH3Z5-azH3Zy-aqd3VE-aqanan-9MrerT-9HikJV-9HikSp-9Dihyq-9tkkhF-9SnKup-9tohWy-9chAF1-95THmM-946Duw-934PEW-92x2k8-92x2n8-911Rcn-8Zc9Di https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/7408048036/in/photolist-EH9Sqq-Bw6oXz-Bw6oVk-zxoMHo-yhMi4s-vVXYyv-rtsPbY-qcTKuS-qcTKvJ-qcTKx7-qcTKxh-qcTKt9-qcTKpG-pwExna-etwZYp-e9pN9y-dTBR4R-dAyGeN-dspnNM-chCbA9-bDt8iH-bsoRXg-bggyAi-b4bBj8-aTdDS6-aTdDY6-aTdE5r-aTdDNZ-aTdE32-aTdDUM-aL4ciH-azH3Z5-azH3Zy-aqd3VE-aqanan-9MrerT-9HikJV-9HikSp-9Dihyq-9tkkhF-9SnKup-9tohWy-9chAF1-95THmM-946Duw-934PEW-92x2k8-92x2n8-911Rcn-8Zc9Di https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5285905314/in/photolist-EH9Sqq-Bw6oXz-Bw6oVk-zxoMHo-yhMi4s-vVXYyv-rtsPbY-qcTKuS-qcTKvJ-qcTKx7-qcTKxh-qcTKt9-qcTKpG-pwExna-etwZYp-e9pN9y-dTBR4R-dAyGeN-dspnNM-chCbA9-bDt8iH-bsoRXg-bggyAi-b4bBj8-aTdDS6-aTdDY6-aTdE5r-aTdDNZ-aTdE32-aTdDUM-aL4ciH-azH3Z5-azH3Zy-aqd3VE-aqanan-9MrerT-9HikJV-9HikSp-9Dihyq-9tkkhF-9SnKup-9tohWy-9chAF1-95THmM-946Duw-934PEW-92x2k8-92x2n8-911Rcn-8Zc9Di https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5251019639/in/photolist-FY7CME-EH9Sqq-Bw6oXz-Bw6oVk-zxoMHo-yhMi4s-vVXYyv-rtsPbY-qcTKuS-qcTKvJ-qcTKx7-qcTKxh-qcTKt9-qcTKpG-pwExna-etwZYp-e9pN9y-dTBR4R-dAyGeN-dspnNM-chCbA9-bDt8iH-bsoRXg-bggyAi-b4bBj8-aTdDNZ-aTdE32-aTdDUM-aTdDS6-aTdDY6-aTdE5r-aL4ciH-azH3Z5-azH3Zy-aqd3VE-aqanan-9SnKup-9MrerT-9HikSp-9HikJV-9Dihyq-9tohWy-9chAF1-95THmM-946Duw-934PEW-92x2k8-92x2n8-911Rcn-8Zc9Di

Thursday 12 March, 1964 A very wet evening at Bristol Temple Meads with Hall 6921 Borwick Hall, allocated to Didcot, arrives at Bristol Temple Meads with failed Warship, D865 Zealous, with a Paddington to Weston service. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5251623406/in/photolist-914WF9

Sunday 8 March, 1964 A then (1964) and then (1987) photo showing Barrow Road Shed when open to steam and the site 23 years later. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/15369025538/in/photolist-zkV5au-pq7gQW-e9pNa1-butcf9-99rnNs-99rnM5

Friday 6 March, 1964 GWR Castle on a night freight. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5268833358/in/photolist-xZmyxs-92x2ma-92A9As

A selection of Jubilee photos, mainly in the Bristol area in the 1962-64 period. They would have been allocated to Bristol Barrow Road, Saltley, Burton, Derby, Leeds. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/albums/72157626776473732

1960's fireman and driver from Bristol Barrow Road Shed crewing a former shed 4F https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/39883109804

Saturday February 29, 1964. A day late, but I did not want to wait until 2020. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5273626149/in/photolist-931HjM https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5481460605/in/photolist-92x2k8-9mnVgt

Valentines Day 1964 Night shot as Castle 5074 Hampden waits impatiently for the off with a Bristol to Plymouth parcels https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/15887140826/in/photolist-qcTKt9-92x2k8-qcTKuS-qcTKvJ-qcTKx7-qcTKpG-qcTKxh