Colin Burges
Colin Burges
Andrew Jones

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Lydney Harbour Colin Burges Why does this wreck of a Severn Trow (sea and river going barge), beached to help prevent erosion at Lydney Harbour, have a pair of Barlow rails within it? Was it a train ferry? asks Colin. Many thanks for the latest puzzler. By the way Colin agrees that the picture submitted yesterday was indeed at Treamble. Dunball Wharf Colin Burges The wharf was formerly linked to the Bristol and Exeter Railway by a rail track which crossed the A38, on the right hand side of the hotel. The link was built in 1876 by coal merchants, and was originally operated as a horse-drawn tramway. It was removed during the Beeching Axe and Dunball also lost its railway station on 5th October 1964, which had opened in 1873. The wharf was used during World War 2 to bring Welsh coal to the nearby Royal Ordnance Factory, The wharf is now used for landing stone products, mainly marine sand and gravels dredged in the Bristol Channel. Courtesy Wikipedia Western Memories Andrew Jones ![]() This photograph was taken in December 1976, at Carlyon Bay, very much towards the end of class 52 operation on the mainline. Taking photographs at twilight was always tricky with FP4 film and although a bit grainy, in my opinion it sums up those last few months of this class. Copyright Andrew Jones. Bristol TM
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