Image Up Motorail working, Bristol TM station
Up Motorail working, Bristol TM station
Up Motorail working, Bristol TM station But for the station pilot class 08 there is no locomotive in this picture but it's full of historical interest none-the-less. An up Motorail is seen running non-stop through Bristol Temple Meads, this itself was rare for a passenger working. It will have originated from one of St. Austell, Newton Abbot or even Taunton. A closer look at the scanned image reveals an interesting array of vehicles on the uncovered open flats. I cannot make out a single foreign interloper almost the Triumphs, Fords, Morris', Vauxhalls and Hillmans. The green Triumph at the back is a 1500 variant that looks very similar to my parents Dolomite that they owned at this time. The vehicle seen, MJC 682L was last on the road in summer 1988 so still had eleven years of motoring left in it from when this picture was taken. I have no idea who the fella watching me take the picture was, if he was a spotter then he does seem a little over-dressed for it!
Up Motorail working, Bristol TM station But for the station pilot class 08 there is no locomotive in this picture but it's full of historical interest none-the-less. An up Motorail is seen running non-stop through Bristol Temple Meads, this itself was rare for a passenger working. It will have originated from one of St. Austell, Newton Abbot or even Taunton. A closer look at the scanned image reveals an interesting array of vehicles on the uncovered open flats. I cannot make out a single foreign interloper almost the Triumphs, Fords, Morris', Vauxhalls and Hillmans. The green Triumph at the back is a 1500 variant that looks very similar to my parents Dolomite that they owned at this time. The vehicle seen, MJC 682L was last on the road in summer 1988 so still had eleven years of motoring left in it from when this picture was taken. I have no idea who the fella watching me take the picture was, if he was a spotter then he does seem a little over-dressed for it!


But for the station pilot class 08 there is no

locomotive in this picture but it's full of historical interest none-the-less. An up Motorail is seen running non-stop through Bristol Temple Meads, this itself was rare for a passenger working. It will have originated from one of St. Austell, Newton Abbot or even Taunton. A closer look at the scanned image reveals an interesting array of vehicles on the uncovered open flats. I cannot make out a single foreign interloper almost the Triumphs, Fords, Morris', Vauxhalls and Hillmans. The green Triumph at the back is a 1500 variant that looks very similar to my parents Dolomite that they owned at this time. The vehicle seen, MJC 682L was last on the road in summer 1988 so still had eleven years of motoring left in it from when this picture was taken. I have no idea who the fella watching me take the picture was, if he was a spotter then he does seem a little over-dressed for it!