Pobrien

Saturday November 20, 1965 The closure of Bristol's last steam shed, Barrow Road. On shed at 08.45 were: in steam : 48266, 92209. Stored : 3696, 30133, 9790, 4630, 5932 Hayden Hall, 3863, 3836, 6965 Thirlstaine Hall. The M7 was in transit from Fratton to a South Wales scrapyard. At 9.00 48266 left with 3863, 3836, 5932, 6965 for Gloucester, on the first stage of their journey to South Wales. https://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5231042465/in/photolist-8YfsFk At 11.00 92209 left with the remaining four tank engines, also for Gloucester. 48751 arrived in the afternoon off a Midlands freight and was probably the last foreign engine to use the shed. 92209 returned from Gloucester and 9680 came on shed after carriage heating duties at Malago. All three engines were on shed next day. https://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5221536218/in/photolist-8XpJNw-8YfsFk-99rnNs https://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5151165285/in/photolist-8Rc4Yz-9pPqyq-8YfsFk-8XpJNw-c9i3tq-bPjKWi https://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5231042339/in/photolist-8YfsDa-ahP4hG-dYoL2F-pj4oYU-7zPfLE-7nJkF7-eYoYAd-a1kYaM-owJzke-hakEPP-nQhr9f-6JK6Hy-67fv1B-6acUbZ-5A87Rg-6ah5Lu-4WcPgW-77addb-77adcu-7FwaSt-bS2m1P-7bQHXs-83NaSh-83K4VP-7Hrs2k-cqVPv3-p4BX1r-9pJYMZ-71QaY5-a1kXhi-6oUKSF-6oYTCC-6oULhH-6oUKuZ-6oUJWZ-6oYUcs-6oYT9A-6oULoR-6oYTdL-6oUKki-6oULpH-6oYTLb-6oYULo-6oYTXL-6oULLr-6oYTbq-6oUKrx-6oYTeG-6oULwk-6oUKjH-6oYU3G Happier times two years earlier https://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5535796354/in/photolist-9rbpoJ-bHnYNa-f4DNi7

Outside St Philips Marsh Shed in June 1964 https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8994683379/

Some photos of the drivers and firemen at Bristol Barrow Road Shed in the mid-1960's. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/15230776481/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/15230776471/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/15230776361/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/15230776331/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/15230776231/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/15230776211/in/photostream/

Kirkby in Ashfield steam shed https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/13642600875/

Some photos of the 9F's at the end of their tenure on the Tyne Dock to Consett iron ore trains at South Pelaw. Photos taken on Thursday September 8, 1966 https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8502357603/in/photolist-dXjNGt-dXjND8-dXjNFX-dXjNED/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8502357409/in/photolist-dXjNGt-dXjND8-dXjNFX-dXjNED/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8502357573/in/photolist-dXjNGt-dXjND8-dXjNFX-dXjNED/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8502357497/in/photolist-dXjNGt-dXjND8-dXjNFX-dXjNED/

50 years ago tomorrow - Maundy Thursday, March 26, 1964. The sun shone from dawn to dusk as these photos show. 1964 was the last year that steam appeared on express passenger trains in Bristol (with the exception of the Summer Saturday Wolverhampton trains in 1965). 8.00 am A Castle heads out from Temple Meads, substituting for a failed Brush Type 4 on 1M68 8.00 Bristol-Manchester http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5560749036/in/photolist-9tohXo-9tohX5-9tkkgT-9tkkiV-9tkkhg 11.45 am A relief to the Southbound Cornishman 1V32 arrives at Temple Meads behind a Black Five. Note the shunter's truck http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5560749018/in/photolist-9tohX5-9tkkgT-9tkkiV-9tkkhg 2.20 pm A relief to the 9.05 Liverpool to Plymouth train arrives behind a Black Five 1V92 http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5560748988/in/photolist-9tohWy-9tohXo-9tohX5-9tkkgT-9tkkiV-9tkkhg 2.25 pm The Black Five moves LE through Temple Meads Station on its way to St Philips Marsh Shed http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5560171619/in/photolist-9tkkiV-9tkkhg 3.00 pm 5042 Winchester Castle (with characteristic bent chimney cover) arrives at Temple Meads with 3B37 Pontypool Road parcels http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5560171547/in/photolist-9tkkhF-9YBbP5-8YfsBe 6.10 pm With the sun still shining a Standard Five (Caprotti) has backed onto the 2M74 6.30 Birmingham at Platform 12 http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5560171523/in/photolist-9tkkhg What price a time machine !

It was only really possible to do this at the weekend as the shed was too busy on a weekday. It may have been that Barfleur was receiving attention in the shed during the week before being moved outside to await towing to Swindon. She was also in better external condition to Leander, but I would have liked to have given her a similar send off. I visited Risca Scrapyard in April 1965, but there were no engines there and she had been cut up. I recently came across a photo of the scrapyard with a line of GWR types waiting to be scrapped in 1964 with a LMS loco at the end of the line - it may well have been Barfleur. It was a great pity that being withdrawn within three days of each other, they both did not go to Barry, where it would eventually have been saved.

50 years ago today was the beginning of the end for the Bristol Barrow Road Jubilees, 45682 Trafalgar, 45685 Barfleur and 45690 Leander. On Friday March 13, 1964 45690 had taken out the 1E64 8.40 Bristol to Sheffield, but failed at Gloucester. It returned to Bristol Barrow Road on the Saturday and was withdrawn on Monday March 16. It was in poor external condition compared to this shot of it on Fishponds Bank just seven months earlier http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5132591414/in/photolist-8PxSBq-9MreoF-98tLAx-9MrewB-9MrehZ-8XmEWa-bvugdk-gMBL1Z-bvug94-9egWm1-e9pNbs-8Px4kV-fc7Esb-gMBKXx-8PA4iY After two months in store it was taken inside the shed for rods to be removed and preparation for removal to the scrapyard. A group of young enthusiasts spent the afternoon of Saturday May 23 cleaning it up for its last journey http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5765018981/in/photolist-9MrehZ-8XmEWa-bvugdk-gMBL1Z-bvug94-9egWm1-e9pNbs-8Px4kV-fc7Esb-gMBKXx-8PA4iY Five years later it was still in Barry Scrapyard, mainly intact and awaiting the call http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/6897260375/in/photolist-bvugdk-gMBL1Z-bvug94-9egWm1-e9pNbs-8Px4kV-fc7Esb-gMBKXx-8PA4iY Restored at Derby Works in 1972-73 Leander has worked on the main line frequently in preservation http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5765019771/in/photolist-9MrewB-9MrehZ-8XmEWa-bvugdk-gMBL1Z-bvug94-9egWm1-e9pNbs-8Px4kV-fc7Esb-gMBKXx-8PA4iY 45685 Barfleur was withdrawn just three days later on Thursday March 19, 1964. It was stored alongside the shed for two months http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5133017630/in/photolist-8PA4iY-9Mu3e1-9edS8x-9rbpo9-9Mu3c5-gMBL5X-9rbpoJ Here in happier times departing Bristol Temple Meads with a Northbound Express http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5765567082/in/photolist-9Mu3e1-9edS8x-9rbpo9-9Mu3c5-gMBL5X-9rbpoJ It was moved to Swindon in early June and scrapped at Risca, Newport. 45682 Trafalgar had been Bristol Barrow Road's last surviving Jubilee. It had been away unbalanced since March 5, 1964, but returned on Wednesday March 25. A photo on that day about to enter Barrow Road Shed http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5220937729/in/photolist-8XmETK-drurTr-9Mu3iE-dUw56n-8tYdv6-8u2dtW-eGXjLp-8u2ioY-8yEH2B-8u2dPA-bkr4uf-byjTyg-awex69-9kZCxc-8vZpKk-8u2aQw-8yjWo4-8u2bGb-eqLdtK-hpzPqW-dTv43f-8GGTpE-8SxUbh-e9hmjs-9es5ce-8yo1yd-8SuPg4-8z3XVr-cKwa7o-8z75HG-dxhsQf-dnyvfk-8u2h6S-8tYaPx-8SuPt8-8vKepN-ancpGd-8u2i6m-8yjYfR-9THXZ9-8u2beE-8tY93v-fdrhTH-dXEXe9-8tYbaP-8ynZaW-8tYaix-9g6hUJ-8ynYVy-8yo1Tq-dXCjBW It survived as a celebrity engine for another two months. Its final Northbound turn was on Friday May 8, 1964 on 1E64 Bristol to Sheffield, photographed at the end of its journey. http://www.flickr.com/photos/68095515@N03/6929381003/in/photolist-byjTyg-bkgUMK-fc7Ers-bvS4D6-946Duw-dBVAYn-8XmETK-drurTr-9Mu3iE-awex69-dUw56n-ancpGd-8u2ioY-8tYdv6-9kZCxc-8yjXVD-8tYbaP-8u2dPA-8vKepN-8tYaPx-dXEXe9-8yo1Tq-8GGTpE-dXCjBW-8tY93v-8u2eLw-ciJmzJ-8yo1yd-8SuPg4-8SxU9j-eYxTgm-8ynRgF-iMPnYA-e3J6CQ-8z3XVr-dnyvfk-8ynZaW-eqLdtK-8u2bGb-eGXjLp-8tY7VT-8z75HG-8yjWY8-8u2f9j-9L3t2E-8tYaix-hpzPqW-8u2i6m-8yjYfR-8tY78M-9es5ce An earlier photo of the engine in the impressive old station at Bristol Temple Meads in 1963. http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5285905314/in/photolist-946Duw-dBVAYn-8XmETK-drurTr-9Mu3iE-awex69-dUw56n-ancpGd-8u2ioY-8tYdv6-9kZCxc-8yjXVD-8tYbaP-8u2dPA-8vKepN-8tYaPx-dXEXe9-8yo1Tq-8GGTpE-dXCjBW-8tY93v-8u2eLw-ciJmzJ-8yo1yd-8SuPg4-8SxU9j-eYxTgm-8ynRgF-iMPnYA-e3J6CQ-8z3XVr-dnyvfk-8ynZaW-eqLdtK-8u2bGb-eGXjLp-8tY7VT-8z75HG-8yjWY8-8u2f9j-9L3t2E-8tYaix-hpzPqW-8u2i6m-8yjYfR-8tY78M-9es5ce-9g6hUJ-8yjWCF On Monday May 18 45682 was given the easy task of taking ecs from Barrow Road Carriage Sidings to Bath Green Park for a Bank Holiday Monday excursion. Just outside Bath it fractured a cylinder and was withdrawn some two weeks later. Here it is stored on Bath Green Park Shed in August 1964. http://www.flickr.com/photos/60631240@N02/7844811384/in/photolist-cXdH7G-8u2gHw-fhhjSp-8tCDrb-kuLXJw-gMBL3T-8TQ5yK-fFMHdA-dAYZ9L-dvrX8H-gGRvu9-gRCZUf-ga2X6G-dfSqiE-fztQce-dsRyR7-ga2V8y-debQj9-8gmhpd-bgCiiK-jQezGA-aBqpRE-czUikY-bzQYFm-cbMBK9 On October 15, 1964 it made its final journey to a scrapyard in Swansea, here seen on shed awaiting its final movement. Surprisingly its front number is still intact http://www.flickr.com/photos/58433307@N08/8164743835/in/photolist-drurTr-9Mu3iE-awex69-dUw56n-ancpGd-8u2ioY-8tYdv6-9kZCxc-8yjXVD-8tYbaP-8u2dPA-8vKepN-8tYaPx-dXEXe9-8yo1Tq-8GGTpE-dXCjBW-8tY93v-8u2eLw-ciJmzJ-8yo1yd-8SuPg4-8SxU9j-eYxTgm-8ynRgF-iMPnYA-e3J6CQ-8z3XVr-dnyvfk-8ynZaW-eqLdtK-8u2bGb-eGXjLp-8tY7VT-8z75HG-8yjWY8-8u2f9j-9L3t2E-8tYaix-hpzPqW-8u2i6m-8yjYfR-8tY78M-9es5ce-9g6hUJ-8yjWCF-8u2h6S-cKwa7o-9THXZ9-8u2beE-dTv43f Barrow Road's other six Jubilees had been transferred away in September 1961, but 45699 Galatea returned to its home shed for a week in April 1965 on route from Eastleigh to Barry for scrap. Restored in 2013 at Carnforth it is now a regular on the mainline http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/10361570643/in/photolist-gMBKXH-e9pNbs

Bristol Barrow Road Firemen and Drivers 1963-1965 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/11777368683/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/11777368913/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/11777368673/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/11777368653/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/11777368643/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/11777368403/in/photostream/

Yate (near Bristol), Saturday August 29, 1964 with a Castle, Jubilee and B1, representing 3 regions ! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/7815907684/in/set-72157632748716141 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5268224033/in/set-72157632748716141 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5306209793/in/set-72157632748716141

London spotters at Kings Cross in the 1960's http://www.flickr.com/photos/60631240@N02/9501664748/

Small World ! I was on holiday at Goodrington at the time and three of the Halls you saw at Exeter worked to Kingswear or came LE to turn on the Goodrington turntable. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/6132932521/in/set-72157627638381820 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/6132932297/in/set-72157627638381820 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/6132932407/in/set-72157627638381820 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/6133478324/in/set-72157627638381820

Steam on passenger trains in Bristol on Friday July 24, 1964 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8175070971/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/7031832475/in/photolist-bHnYNX-etwZWM-dhSQ5R-aCiTgj http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5603073603/in/photolist-9x8dzi-9x8dvi

Bristol Barrow Road Firemen and Drivers and trainspotters from the 1960's http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/9314776188/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/9311989029/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/9314776230/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/9311989063/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/9314776274/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/9314776344/in/photostream/

4949 Packwood Hall Close up of number and shed plate http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/8995872800/in/photolist-eGWczb-9SqCAS-9o26i7 Front number sees rare daylight http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8995872758/ Myself in cab of engine on final day at Bristol St Philips Marsh Shed http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350440@N06/5500029980/in/photolist-9o26i7

The Bristol Jubilees worked through to Sheffield, Leeds and York on trains to the north from Bristol. There are references in the magazines of the early sixties to Holbeck using them north of Leeds and working through to Carlisle and Glasgow - a Western allocated engine in Scotland !

Saturday June 20, 1964 A Jubilee stabled on Bristol Barrow Road Shed http://www.flickr.com/photos/60631240@N02/6314235469/in/photostream/ and heading north the same day http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=55350440@N06&q=45601

49 years ago yesterday. Health and Safety issues ? http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=55350440@N06&q=44759

Saturday June 13, 1964 Closure of Bristol St Philip's Marsh. The last day http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5626785439/in/set-72157626201932662 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5821484758/in/set-72157626201932662 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5626785559/in/set-72157626201932662 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8994683379/in/set-72157626201932662 and happier times http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5499433715/in/set-72157626201932662 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5500030236/in/set-72157626201932662

A sad day on Saturday June 13, 1964 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8994683379/

Steam passenger workings at Bristol Temple Meads Friday May 29, 1964 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5285308347/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8067259318/ Other steam workings on this day http://www.bristolsteam64.co.uk/page178.html

Thanks for the reminder ! 6999 was one of my favourite Halls, with its fine sounding name. As a Taunton and Westbury engine in the early to mid-sixties, it was a frequent visitor to Bristol. It was also the last Hall I saw in steam before the end of steam on the WR. Barrow Road Shed had closed the previous month and I went to Temple Meads after school and 6999 and Black Five 45061 went onto Bath Road Shed LE's from Gloucester to take out northbound freights later that evening on Friday Dec 10, 1965.

The day after the famous Castle High Speed run of May 9 1964 ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5500030236/in/set-72157626201932662 ... and a few days before - the Castle that was never given the chance to hit 100 mph http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5499433791/in/set-72157626201932662

Some of the men who worked at Bristol Barrow Road Shed in the 1960's http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8544717706/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8544717682/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8544717662/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8544717652/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8544717638/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/8544717612/in/photostream

February 29 1964 Not quite on this day, but I didn't want to wait until 2016. Steam turns in the Bristol area on that day with some photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5481460605/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5273626149/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristolsteam/5481460509/ http://www.bristolsteam64.co.uk/page90.html