14th August 2020

Steam farewell at
Bristol Temple Meads
Guy & Charlotte Vincent

Following yesterday's popular double-headed steam railtour from Bristol to Plymouth the programme of west country operations concluded this morning with the departure of locos and stock back to Crewe.    Here is a photo (taken by Charlotte V) of 46100 and 70000 on the 'up through' at Temple Meads facing south/west.  Having deposited the support coach they ran out to Bristol West and reversed via the St Philips Marsh Avoiding line and North Somerset Jctn to then attach to the coach at the east end and depart.  Both class 47s and the tour stock were not in evidence so had presumably already departed. Guy Vincent

Bristol TM 46100 & 70000 13th August 2020 Copyright Charlotte Vincent.

Many thanks to team work of Father and Daughter.

Brent
Clive Smith

(1) 70812 thunders through the site of Brent station on a swelteringly hot day with the 6C36 07.17 Moorswater - Aberthaw cements. (2) 43093 heads the 08.50 Penzance - Exeter St Davids with 43156 on the rear. This is taken from the road bridge at the western end of the site of Brent station. This location is surrounded by trees and does not usually lend itself to any reasonable photos due to shadows or poor light but at 11.06 on a very hot bright day summer's day the the sun was in perfect position. Regards Clive Smith

Brent 70812 thunders through with the 6C36 07.17 Moorswater Aberthaw Cement Empties. 13th August 2020 Copyright Clive Smith

43093 heads the 08.50 Penzance to Exeter with 43156 on the rear, 13th August 2020. Copyright Clive smith

Many thanks Clive for venturing out on such a sweltering day.

Brent Last Day
Mike Roach

The picture of 70808 from Clive Smith passing through the site of Brent station made me think back many years to how Brent was in its active days. Many thanks to the excellent work of a then young enthusiast Mike Roach we can bring you a picture from more or less the same location. 

Brent station on its last day . 3rd October 1964.

Brent 6th November 1959 - Entitled 'Parcels for Plymouth' - Copyright Mike Roach

Many thanks to Mike Roach for permission to use his valuable studies from is archive.