26th September 1959
The Railway Correspondence
and Travel Society (Bristol Branch)
Bristol & South Gloucestershire Rail Tour
Loco Used | 9769 |
Stock Used | 3x corridor coaches |
Route :
Loco | Route |
9769 | Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol East Depot |
9769 | Bristol East Depot - (via St Phillips Marsh avoiding line) - South Liberty Jn |
9769 | South Liberty Jn - West Loop North Jn - Ashton Jn - Canon's Marsh |
9769 | Canon's Marsh - Bristol Temple Meads |
9769 | Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol East Box - Lawrence Hill Jn |
9769 (2) | Lawrence Hill Jn - Avonside Wharf |
9769 | Avonside Wharf - Lawrence Hill Jn |
9769 (2) | Lawrence Hill Jn - St Phillips |
9769 | St Phillips - Lawrence Hill Jn - Fishponds |
9769 | Fishponds - Kingswood Jn - Ashley Hill Jn -Avonmouth - (via Gloucester Road avoiding line) - St Andrews Road - Henbury - Stoke Gifford - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Thornbury branch |
9769 | Thornbury branch - Yate |
9769 | Yate - Charfield - Berkley Road South Jn - Berkeley Loop Jn |
9769 (2) | Berkeley Loop Jn - Berkeley Road |
9769 | Berkeley Road - Charfield - Yate - Mangotsfield - Bristol Temple Meads |
Notes :
(1) Three coaches housed the 150 participants on the ninety mile tour, although it took over two hours to complete the first ten miles!
Peter Darke has photos in his
collection showing the train at Canon's Marsh Goods Line (loco bunker-first) and
Fishponds (chimney-first). On the ticket in Peter Darke's collection Berkeley
Road and Bristol Temple Meads at the end of the route have been crossed out -
reason unknown.
(2) Loco propelling.
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
Sources : David Hills (compiled from contemporary
reports), Peter Darke &
Richard Maund
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Maund & Brian Read/Edwin Wilmshurst)
Miles | Location | Booked | Actual |
0.0 | Bristol Temple Meads | 12.15d | 12.23 |
0.8 | North Somerset Jn | 12/18 | ? |
1.4 | East Depot Down Yard | 12.21a ~ 12.30d | 12.27 ~ 12.34½ |
2.0 | Marsh Jn | 12/32 | 12/36½ |
2.3 | St Philip's Marsh | 12/34 | 12/38 |
2.8 | Bristol West | 12/36 | ? |
4.5 | Parson Street Jn | 12/42 | ? |
5.0 | South Liberty Jn | 12.45a ~ 12.54d | 12.48 ~ 13.00 |
5.9 | ashton Jn | 13/00 | 13/03½ |
6.4 | Ashton Bridge | 13/05 | ? |
6.5 | Canons Marsh | 13.18a ~ 13.30d | ? |
7.5 | Canons Marsh | 13.18a ~ 13.30d | 13.28 ~ 13.37 |
8.5 | Avon Crescent | 13/40 | ? |
8.6 | Ashton Bridge | 13.43a ~ 13.55d | 13.51 ~ 14.13½ |
9.4 | Wapping Wharf | 14/07 | ? |
10.4 | Bristol Temple Meads Goods H.L. | 14w15a ~ 14w23d | 14.30 ~ 14.39 |
11.3 | Lawrence Hill Jn | 14.27 ~ 14.29 | 14.43 ~ 14.45 |
12.0 | Avonside Wharf (Avon Street Crossing) | 14.34 ~ 14.36 | 14.56 ~ 14.56½ |
12.7 | Lawrence Hill Jn | 14.41 ~ 14.43 | 15.03½ ~ 15.07 |
13.2 | St. Philip's Station | 14.47 ~ 14.50 | 15.11 ~ 15.18 |
13.7 | Lawrence Hill Jn | 14/54 | 15/20 |
15.9 | Fishponds | 15.00a ~ 15.10d | 15.27 ~ 15.34½ |
16.7 | Kingswood Jn | 15/13 | 15/36 |
18.4 | Ashley Hill Jn | 15/20 | 15/40 |
19.8 | Clifton Down | 15w25a ~ 15w32d | 15.45 ~ 15.53 |
24.3 | Avonmouth Dock Jn | 15/43 | 16/01½ |
25.0 | Gloucester Road Jn | 15/46 | 16/04 |
25.4 | St. Andrew's Jn | 15/49 | 16/05 |
26.9 | Hallen Marsh Jn | 15/52 | 16/08 |
32.5 | Filton West Jn | 16/02 | 16/20 |
33.5 | Stoke Gifford | 16/04 | ? |
38.4 | Westerleigh West Jn | 16/10 | 16/30 |
39.8 | Yate South Jn | 16/15 | ? |
39.9 | Yate | 16.16 ~ 16.18 | 16.34 ~ 16.35 |
47.4 | Thornbury | 16w40a ~ 16w55d | 17.01 ~ 17.16 |
55.0 | Yate | 17.15a ~ 17.30d | 17.52 ~ 18.02 |
61.6 | Charfield | 17/38 | 18/11 |
65.7 | Berkeley Road South Jn | 17.43 ~ 17.48 | 18.17 ~ 18.?? |
66.9 | Berkeley Loop Jn | 17.53 ~ 17.55 | 18.23 ~ 18.37 |
68.2 | Berkeley Road | 18.00 ~ 18.03 | 18.42 ~ 18.45 |
73.4 | Charfield | 18w09a ~ 18w15d | 18.56 ~ 18.57 |
80.0 | Yate | 18/25 | ? |
85.3 | Mangotsfield | 18/32 | ? |
90.4 | Bristol Temple Meads | 18.43a | 19.28 |