Bristol Peaks
Guy Vincent ruminates
Guy Vincent ruminates
What a lot of trouble there is in other parts of the country following the start of the new summer timetable. It all reminds me of how bad FGW was back in early 2007 when the same thing happened after DFT removed a number of DMU's and placed them into store at Eastleigh works. Cancellations galore, short formed trains and connections that no longer connected were the result. It was a bad time and led to the famous 'fare strikes' around Bath and Bristol by long-suffering commuters. I was at Westbury station on at least three occasions to witness convoys of DMU vehicles pass through ECS for storage. 4 x 153, 4 and 5 x 158 as I recall. Utter madness.
Anyway, thanks for your endeavours and attached you will find two split-headcode 'peak' shots from the early 80s, both taken at Bristol Temple Meads. 1) 45144 'Royal Signals' at platform 10 with a morning arrival from the midlands on Saturday 18th September 1982, 2) 45128 at platform 12 on the 2B46 1615 Bristol TM-Taunton local stopping service on Saturday 5th March 1983. This had arrived in Bristol at 0850 on the 1V61 2355 ex Glasgow Central overnight sleeper and, after taking the ECS to Malago Vale carriage sidings had stabled on Bath Road depot for the day. As I remarked before, happy days indeed, now sadly missed. The platforms at Temple Meads were re-faced in 1983-84 with block paving that is still in place today, these images pre-date that work.
Cheers for now, Guy Vincent
Many thanks for your thoughts and memories Guy. One can only hope things settle down before Rogers planned CRS visit to the North East from 26th June to 4th July.
Anyway, thanks for your endeavours and attached you will find two split-headcode 'peak' shots from the early 80s, both taken at Bristol Temple Meads. 1) 45144 'Royal Signals' at platform 10 with a morning arrival from the midlands on Saturday 18th September 1982, 2) 45128 at platform 12 on the 2B46 1615 Bristol TM-Taunton local stopping service on Saturday 5th March 1983. This had arrived in Bristol at 0850 on the 1V61 2355 ex Glasgow Central overnight sleeper and, after taking the ECS to Malago Vale carriage sidings had stabled on Bath Road depot for the day. As I remarked before, happy days indeed, now sadly missed. The platforms at Temple Meads were re-faced in 1983-84 with block paving that is still in place today, these images pre-date that work.
Cheers for now, Guy Vincent
Many thanks for your thoughts and memories Guy. One can only hope things settle down before Rogers planned CRS visit to the North East from 26th June to 4th July.
45144 at Bristol Temple Meads on Saturday 18th September 1982 Copyright Guy Vincent
Bristol TM 45128 with the 2B46 1615 Bristol TM to Taunton Sat 5th March 1983 Copyright Guy Vincent. Note the rather poor state of the platform at that time.
Camborne
Ollie Turrell
Ollie Turrell
A sign of the times, new train, refurbished footbridge at Camborne 7th June 2018 Copyright Ollie Turrell N.B. This is the Class 800 IEP working the E.C.S. 5X52 1424 Exeter St Davids to Penzance though Camborne at 17:06.
Lymington
John Cornelius
John Cornelius
Copyright John Cornelius