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I think steam workings continued into Yorkshire from Rose Grove to Healey Mills up to the last week of steam in July/August 1968.

Fifty two years ago tomorrow - seems like yesterday ! Night shot of a GWR Castle on a freight https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8267421038/in/photolist-dAyGf3-ndpLYK

Drivers and firemen at Bristol Barrow Road Shed. 1960's https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/24781821007/in/dateposted/

Another photo of 3C07 about to leave Bristol Temple Meads https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5268223585 Patrick

Saturday November 20,1965 It was a day rather like today, wet and miserable, appropriate as it was the day that Bristol's last steam shed, Barrow Road closed. At 8.50 there were eight withdrawn engines and two engines in steam, 8F 48266 and 9F 92209. At 9.00 48266 departed with four of the withdrawn engines to Gloucester, seen here leaving the sidings. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5231042465/in/album-72157625157165429/ 92209 would leave with the final four withdrawn engines at 11.00 and the shed was then empty. On the following day, Sunday 21 November 1965, there were three engines on shed. 8F 48751, 92209 and Pannier Tank 9680. 8F 48751 was stabled outside the foreman's office and would depart north on a freight on Monday https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5221536218/in/album-72157625157165429/ 9F 92209 was stabled on the departure road and would go light engine to Gloucester https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5151165285/in/album-72157625157165429/ Pannier Tank 9680 was kept at the shed for a number of days for final shunting, seen here silhouetted at the back of the roundhouse https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5231042339/in/album-72157625157165429/ Steam engines continued to arrive in Bristol until March 1966, but were stabled on Bath Road Diesel Depot. The whole complex is now an industrial estate.

Friday 15, November, 1963. Three night shots at Bristol Temple Meads Jubilee 45584 North West Frontier on a parcels train https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/6288664910/in/photolist-azH3Z5 Jubilee 45598 Basutoland on a stopping train to Birmingham https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5228873707/in/photolist-tQtoHc-aTdDS6-8Y4kYX Hall 5900 Hinderton Hall (now preserved) on a stopping train to Weymouth https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5268223949/in/photolist-rUMvCS-92x2rp

Thursday 14 November, 1963 Bristol Barrow Road had nine Jubilees allocated up until September 1961. 45572/77, 45651/60/62/82/85/90/99. Six were transferred away to Shrewsbury on dieselisation of the routes to the Midlands and Northeast, leaving 45682/85/90. They continued to make occasional visits to Bristol as here with 45572 on the 15.05 from Mancheste on November 14, 1963. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5285308281/in/album-72157625527116710/ The last of the group I recorded in Bristol in steam was 45660 in January 1965, by then the last survivor. Ironically, 45699 was stabled at Barrow Road in April 1965 on its journey to Barry from Eatstleigh.

Monday 11 November, 1963. A night shot of GWR Castle 5074 Hampden. A rare shot of an engine at Platform 10 at Bristol Temple Meads. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5268223701/in/photolist-Rfta1F-rvuq58-qcTKt9-dwVqrH-b8mBAP-9tohXo-9chAF1-92x2n8 ... and a close up of the loco's nameplate https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5378574030/in/photolist-Rfta1F-rvuq58-qcTKt9-dwVqrH-b8mBAP-9tohXo-9chAF1-92x2n8

Monday November 4, 1963 "Gorilla" Black Five in Bristol https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5890877811/in/photolist-8RpPe6-9YBbRj-9YyhJP-9HikSp https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5718214223/in/photolist-8RpPe6-9YBbRj-9YyhJP-9HikSp Barrow Road Shed always had at least one engine on "Diesel Standby". On this day it was Holbeck Jubilee 45569 Tasmania. Useful shot of the shed sand dryer. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5743046332/in/photolist-QKWStR-9KuBAd

Saturday November 2 1963 Jubilee 45626 Seychelles pulls into Bristol Temple Meads https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8460416467/in/photolist-dTBR4r

Some reasonable ones from 1962-63 with my Brownie 127 Two Jubilees on Bristol Barrow Road Shed https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5234430043/in/photolist-QieTuM-LvpRi8-DHkQfu-DHkQg1-zkV59h-tQtoFt-tQtoHc-tQtoGk-tQtoEM-tQtoD4-tQtoHH-rUMvJ3-rUMvFN-gMBL3T-g3Eg4J-fc7Ers-dcHqG4-9MrerT-9Mu3iE-99rnNs-946Duw-943A2Z-8YPeRr-8YxPFR-8XmETK-8Rc55c-8PzDZd A Castle at Bristol Temple Meads https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5377972481/in/photolist-FY7CN1-9cevRt-8YfsBe 4920 working on the Paignton-Kingswear Branch in BR days https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/6132932297/in/photolist-Vg5Smo-TvwpjC-SjnbXV-vzk4xD-sJ2ycc-q7WCmQ-q5t1Y5-etwZYp-e5kfez-e5kfe4-e5kfdR-amdxnN-akZFyb-akWT72-akWT8V-9FCaX9-9aEviw-9aBmNp-986sDL-92x2k8 There are some pretty awful ones as well !

54 years ago Atmospheric steam shot https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/7526790678/in/photolist-FY7CPd-ct7LD5-9BePYH-Csw7MH

Monday September 9, 1963 Bristol The first Monday of the 1963-64 Winter Timetable and Jubilees were in evidence, covering for Peak non-availability. In this first shot Bristol Barrow Road Jubilee 45690 Leander descends Fishponds Bank towards Barrow Road Shed and Bristol Temple Meads. The photo clearly shows the gradient of the bank and also the small merchant's coal depot, now part of the country's history, but once common. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5132591414/in/photolist-UP3cvN-U2ivTd-U2ivTJ-Srvqpt-PDy3CD-LvpRi8-GLggRA-GLggQy-GLggRL-Csw7Rk-CpoLG7-tQtoD4-tQtoHH-tQtoHc-tQtoGk-tQtoEM-tQtoFt-sJ2ydK-rVtH6p-rVtH6e-rUMvL7-rUMvDd-rUMvCS-q7WCr9-nGrvDj-e9pNbs-9MrehZ-98tLAx-8Px4kV-8PxSBq-nNoS7M-gMBL1Z-gMBKXx-fc7Esb-bvugdk-bvug94-9MreoF-9egWm1-8XmEWa-8PA4iY-9MrewB Later the same afternoon I was surprised to see 45690 rostered for the 17.35 Bristol to York, which meant that the southbound Devonian would be arriving with steam. I was able to take this photo of Jubilee 45675 Hardy passing the engine sidings at Bristol Barrow Road with the train. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5254267762/in/photolist-91iuKu A hasty retreat was then required to photo 45690 returning north on 1N87 York train. It was impossible to get a good shot of trains leaving Platform 12, and this was no exception. The reflection of the Temple Meads approaches on the windows of the first coach provide (limited) interest. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/10361570833/in/photolist-UP3cvN-U2ivTd-U2ivTJ-Srvqpt-PDy3CD-LvpRi8-GLggRA-GLggQy-GLggRL-Csw7Rk-CpoLG7-tQtoD4-tQtoHH-tQtoHc-tQtoGk-tQtoEM-tQtoFt-sJ2ydK-rVtH6p-rVtH6e-rUMvL7-rUMvDd-rUMvCS-q7WCr9-nGrvDj-e9pNbs-9MrehZ-98tLAx-8Px4kV-8PxSBq-nNoS7M-gMBL1Z-gMBKXx-fc7Esb-bvugdk-bvug94-9MreoF-9egWm1-8XmEWa-8PA4iY-9MrewB

These are from my records of Stanier Crabs in Bristol in 1963/64 (to supplement LMS2968's detailed list) 1963 Thursday January 24 1N59 19.25 Bristol-Newcastle 19.25 42979 Saturday August 10 1E60 Relief Bristol-Sheffield 42974 Monday December 16 5M25 17.20 St Philips Yard-Water Orton 17.20 42979 Thursday December 19 6M05 7.25 Westerleigh-Washwood Heath 42979 Friday December 27 3V14 2.00 Derby-Bristol 9.32 42970 Saturday December 28 On Shed 82E 42970 1964 Tuesday January 7 4V42 19.15 Bradford-Westerleigh 5.50 42979 Saturday February 1 2H74 9.15 Bristol-Gloucester 9.15 42975 Friday March 20 On Shed 82E 42974 Saturday July 11 1N79 10.53 SPM-Newcastle 10.53 42957 Friday July 17 4E22 18.40 Severn Beach-Immingham 18.40 42979 Wednesday July 22 2H74 17.45 Bristol-Gloucester 17.45 42970 Wednesday July 22 On Shed 82E 42970 Sunday July 26 On Shed 82E 42974 Wednesday August 5 4V44 5.50 Washwood Heath-Westerleigh 10.05 42979 Wednesday August 5 4M37 14.40 Avonmouth-Water Orton 14.40 42979 Thursday August 6 5M25 17.20 St Philips Yard-Water Orton 17.20 42979 Saturday August 8 On Shed 82E 42974 Sunday August 16 On Shed 82E 42974 Sunday August 23 On Shed 82E 42974 Thursday August 27 On Shed 82E 42974 Saturday September 5 On Shed 82E 42974 Sunday September 6 On Shed 82E 42974 Saturday October 24 8M49 11.55 St Philips Yard-Washwood Heath 11.55 42950 Wednesday November 4 4N18 14.55 St Philips Yard-York 14.55 42954 Wednesday November 18 2H74 17.45 Bristol-Gloucester 17.45 42979 Thursday November 19 6M03 20.00 St Philips Yard-Crewe 20.00 42979 Thursday November 19 On Shed 82E 42979 Sunday December 6 On Shed 82E 42974 Thursday December 24 2M74 18.30 Bristol-Birmingham 18.30 42945 Thursday December 24 On Shed 82E 42945 Thursday December 24 On Shed 82E 42974 In addition 42974 was used on ecs turns at Bristol on Tuesday January 5, 1965 Two photos of the above https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5151853096/in/photolist-8RfAro https://www.flickr.com/photos/peter_leigh/3386294438/in/photolist-6aeDmS January 24, 1963 was at the height of the big freeze. I remember 42979 backing down from Barrow Road onto the 7.25 p.m. Newcastle, one hour late. There was simply no available motive power for this train which was the heaviest train of the day, including the mail stock. 42974 was stuck a the back of Barrow Road under repair for what seemed a long period, but may only have been 3-4 weeks. Four of the class were allocated to Bescot in the mid-1960's, 42957/74/75/79, and they would have been the more common visitors to Bristol

Thursday September 5, 1963 Jubilees in Bristol Jubilee 45622 Nyasaland shunts its parcels train into the bay at Bristol Temple Meads https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/6486820745/in/photolist-yhMi3W-bcaEm6-ct7Lsd-aTdDNZ Jubilee 45676 Codrington departs from the old station at Bristol Temple Meads https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/26232932242/in/photolist-ct7LD5-FY7CPd-Csw7MH-9BePYH

Saturday 29 August, 1964 Yate (near Bristol) This was the penultimate Summer Saturday of 1964 and the penultimate occasion when Midland trains to and from Bristol were worked by steam. Yate was an interesting junction where the two lines to Bristol, via Mangotsfield and Filton, diverged. By 1964 both Midland and Western trains used both routes to ease congestion. The Midland route closed in late 1969 and all trains now run via Filton and Bristol Parkway. The motive power on this day was very varied with Jubilees, Black Fives, Halls, Castles, B1's, Standard 5 & 4's and a 4F on a local freight. It was worth the cycle ride to witness the procession of trains from the North East, the Midlands and the Birmingham area heading for the Southwest and their return workings as holidaymakers returned home. Standard 5 on a train from Walsall https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/14027353159/in/photolist-nnxRox-kmePVA-cKpBco Hall on train from Wolverhampton https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/14027353019/in/photolist-nnxRm8 B1 on train from the Southwest to Newcastle https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/7815907684/in/photolist-cUEz43 Jubilee on train from Leicester https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5268224033/in/photolist-SjnbYM-92x2sR-bsoRF2 Castle on train from Wolverhampton https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5306209793/in/photolist-Up8FYy-chCbCj-95THiK-Rfta2x-bsoRTK-aqanan Black Five on train to York https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/14027353209/in/photolist-pwExrD-nnxRpp-8PznFQ Standard 4 on stopping train to Gloucester https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/14027353189/in/photolist-nnxRp4-d6YN2E 4F on local freight turn https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/14027352929/in/album-72157632748716141/

27 August 1964 The penultimate steam turn on the Swindon to Weston-Super-Mare Summer Holiday train https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5481460447/in/photolist-PDy3Dv-LGDZ4r-EH9SoG-rtMNrt-rtMNr8-rtMNtn-rtMNrD-rtMNqX-rtMNri-qcTKxh-dspnSe-dcHqJp-cUEyVm-cBx1Sf-bWJFdg-bRiiqt-aL4bZP-9tkkhF-9mnVdK-9edSbc-911Ra2-8YfsBe Three Castles stabled on Barrow Road Shed https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5231042227/in/photolist-8YfsBe-FY7CN1-9cevRt

Saturday 22 August 1964 - Bristol - 53 years ago today. Variety of engines on Summer Saturday Services from three regions LMS Jubilee tackles the steep gradient of Fishponds Bank https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5401078202/in/photolist-9egWnY GWR Hall drifts through Lawrence Hill Station https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/10101019344/in/photolist-LGDZ6v-goAn8W LNER B1 at Bristol Temple Meads https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5251623840/in/photolist-RoF8j9-914WNC A full list of steam workings Saturday 22 August 1964. http://bristolsteam64.webplus.net/aug-dec64/page144.html

I believe it was this one https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/32325210975/in/photolist-Rfta2H-zxoMKC-eGWcBQ-9SnKBp

I think your photo can be dated between April and October 1964. In this photo 5055 has arrived at Bristol Temple Meads on April 7, 1964, while still allocated to Hereford. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/6181158630/in/photolist-TvwpiW-SDokF9-fqjfZK-fqjfZe-fqjg1g-fqjfYK-fqjg1H-fqjfYc-dAyGeq-aqd47w The loco has lost its front and cabside number, but has not yet had 5055 painted on the cab as in your photo. On allocation to Gloucester Horton Road 5055 appeared on a number of local passenger trains between Bristol and Gloucester in August 1964. The last occasions I recorded the engine in Bristol were Sat Sep 12 1964. 5M76 21.10 Temple Meads Freight Yard to Oxley Fri Sep 25 1964. 4H60. 21.30. Temple Meads Freight Yard to Worcester It would have been withdrawn soon after.

Photos taken at Yate on the outskirts of Bristol where the main line from Bristol to the Midlands and North through Westerleigh met the line from Bristol via Filton. Only that line now remains as the route to Gloucester and the North. 1964 was the final year of steam operation on many of the Summer Saturday extras on this route, mainly hauled by Jubilees and Black Fives. Wolverhampton trains generally had Oxley Castles August 1, 1964 Jubilee 45658 Keyes heads north with 1N48 11.45 Bristol to Leeds https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/7408048528/in/photolist-chCbJC-91FEmW Black Five 44825 on 1N40 13.05 Bradford https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/7408048420/in/photolist-chCbGL Black Five 44761 on 1N84 14.15 York https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/7408048420/in/photolist-chCbGL Castle 5056 Earl of Powis on 1V54 from Wolverhampton https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/7408048162/in/photolist-Up8FYy-Rfta2x-chCbCj-bsoRTK-95THiK-aqanan Later the same day at Bristol Temple Meads, 1M39 18.10 Wolverhampton was unexpectedly taken out by Jubilee 45721 Impregnable after a Castle failure https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/6862256139/in/photolist-SjnbYM-bsoRF2-92x2sR All trains to the North were diesel rostered in 1965. The only exceptions were the Wolverhamptons, generally with Britannias, Halls or Granges as all the Castles at Oxley were withdrawn in January.

The last five Jubilees in service were, as mentioned above, 45562/93 45647/75/97, all allocated to Leeds Holbeck (55A). Holbeck closed to steam at the beginning of October 1967, but 45562/93 were used on specials after that date. I believe that 45562's final working was on October 28, 1967, when it retired to Normanton Shed. Here are photos of some of the remaining Jubilees in Holbeck roundhouse https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5672368713/in/album-72157626776473732/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5672936694/in/album-72157626776473732/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/6223243459/in/album-72157626776473732/ Wakefield was closed to steam in May 1967 and used as a dump for engines from other north eastern sheds. Here is a photo of 45647 Sturdee on the shed in the Summer of 1967 https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5743045936/in/album-72157626776473732/ In early December 1967 45562 Alberta had been moved from the shed and stored in sidings close to the shed ready for movement to Tysley for spares for 45593 and then Cashmores of Great Bridge. A poor photo, unfortunately. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5743046064/in/album-72157626776473732/ As mentioned above, 45690 Leander was a long serving Bristol Barrow Road engine and was withdrawn on March 16, 1964. It was working expresses from Bristol right to the end, failing at Gloucester on Friday March 13 and returning to Bristol for withdrawal. Here is a photo of it some six months earlier, in excellent external condition, approaching Barrow Road Shed with an express from Nottingham https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5132591414/in/album-72157626776473732/

Monday 13 July, 1964 A panoramic and rare view of St Philip's freight yard, part of the Bristol Barrow Road complex, with an 8F about to depart on a freight to Washwood Heath https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/6904436552/in/photolist-bw83rw Photo taken at North Somerset Junction Bristol with a GWR County on the Summer service from Swindon to Weston-Super-Mare https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5330524115/in/photolist-983k7c A GWR Hall waits at the Coaling Plant to move onto Bristol Barrow Road Shed https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5649628815/in/photolist-pq7gQf-9BePPn A montage showing the same photo above with how it looks today https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/15369025498/in/photolist-pq7gQf-9BePPn

There were three regular B1 workings to Bristol overnight on Summer Friday to Saturday nights in 1964. One often worked down to Weston on a morning local before working through from Weston to Sheffield. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5251623840/in/photolist-RoF8j9-914WNC

Saturday July 11, 1964. Routes to the north from Bristol involved steep climbs on either Fishponds or Filton Banks. In the three photos below, engines are working hard to get a good run at the inclines. Jubilee 45631 Tanganyika heads past Barrow Road Shed with 1N84 14.15 Bristol to York train. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5221536044/in/photolist-kmePUJ-dhSQ1n-iaUQnk-8Zc9Ek-8XpJKw Jubilee 45653 Barham pounds through Lawrence Hill Station with 1M09 Bournemouth to Nottingham https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5650193198/in/photolist-9BhHA7 Hall 6938 Corndean Hall storms through Lawrence Hill with 1M35 Kingswear to Wolverhampton https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5331135276/in/photolist-986sMs The list below is the steam workings I recorded on that day. 1964 was the last year that many trains to the Midlands and North were still steam worked. http://www.bristolsteam64.co.uk/page220.html