21. Trip to Bristol-06.05.16

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Another work trip, this time to Bristol to collect a car for a customer, after a nice train ride down via Birmingham, we drove back in a nice Lexus.
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350116, LM 06.54 Birmingham New Street-London Euston (1Y86), Northampton station 350116 leaves Northampton station with two other units forming the 06.54 Birmingham New Street to Euston. This one of a number of commuter trains that work south down the WCML at this time in the morning. Keywords: 350116 06.54 Birmingham New Street-London Euston 1Y86 Northampton station
350258, LM 08.01 Northampton EMUD-Northampton ECS (5Y10), Northampton station 350258 drifts into Northampton station with the 08.01 Kingsheath Depot ECS working. It will sit at platform one awaiting the arrival of a working from Birmingham New Street behind it that will couple up and then work forward to Euston. Keywords: 350258 07.01 Northampton EMUD-Northampton ECS 5Y10 Northampton station
350239, LM 07.13 London Euston-Birmingha New Street (1Y03), Northampton station 350239 arrives at Northampton with the 1Y03 07.13 London Euston to Birmingham New Street. My boss and I took this train to Birmingham as the first leg of our journey to Bristol. Keywords: 350239 07.13 London Euston-Birmingha New Street 1Y03 Northampton station
158827, AW 09.10 Birmingham International-Holyhead (1D12), Birmingham New Street station ATW's 158827 pauses at Birmingham New Street forming the 09.10 Birmingham International to Holyhead. An interesting journey from the dead centre of the country to the north west tip of Wales. Whilst a unit would not be my choice to make the journey in, a class 158 would be the best of the options available. Keywords: 15882 09.10 Birmingham International-Holyhead 1D12 Birmingham New Street station
350253, LM 08.50 Wolverhampton-Walsall (2A11), Birmingham New Street station 350253 sits in the gloom of New Street station working the cross-Birmingham 2A11 08.50 Wolverhampton to Walsall service. Despite the much heralded work carried out rebuilding New Street, the platforms remain rather cramped and very uninviting. I suppose that there is only so much tat you can do with a station that is almost completely underground? Keywords: 350253 08.50 Wolverhampton-Walsall 2A11 Birmingham New Street station
323002, LM 08.50 Lichfield Trent Valley-Longbridge (2N22) & 220012, XC 07.00 Cardiff Central-Manchester Piccadilly (1M25), Birmingham New Street station 323002 arrives into New Street working the 08.50 Lichfield Trent valley to Longbridge service. Behind it, 220012 is waiting working the 1M25 07.00 Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly Keywords: 323002 08.50 Lichfield Trent Valley-Longbridge 2N22 220012 07.00 Cardiff Central-Manchester Piccadilly 1M25 Birmingham New Street station
158828, AW 07.47 Wrexham General-Birmingham International (1G93), Birmingham New Street station 158828 has it nose just illuminated by the daylight inside Birmingham New Street station. It has just stopped working the ATW 07.47 Wrexham General to Birmingham International service. As the last passengers board, the guard's hands are thrust impatiently in his pockets with the train ready to go! Keywords: 158828 07.47 Wrexham General-Birmingham International 1G93 Birmingham New Street station
31452, stabled, Bristol Barton Hill Depot 31452 sits stabled outside Bristol Barton Hill depot. Two days earlier, this veteran class 31 had worked down from Carlisle Kingmoor towing ex. DRS 47828 to Exeter. It then returned light engine to Barton Hill. 31452 is seen in its Devon and Cornwall Railways green livery repainted from when it was in Fragonset's dramatic overall black livery and named 'Minotaur'. In its early BR days it was numbered 31279, a locomotive that I saw a number of times in the Bristol area. Keywords: 31452 Bristol Barton Hill Depot
221124, XC 08.07 Manchester Piccadilly-Paignton (1V47), Bristol Temple Meads station A crew change takes place at Bristol Temple Meads' platform ten with 221124 having arrived forming CrossCountry's 1V47 08.07 Manchester to Paignton service. We had travelled down on this train from Birmingham New Street. Keywords: 221124 08.07 Manchester Piccadilly-Paignton 1V47 Bristol Temple Meads station
Site of Bristol Bath Road depot A scene that has dramatically changed from when I cut my spotting teeth at Bristol Temple Meads in the 1970s. The flat land beyond the fence was the site of Bristol Bath Road depot, that was the home to in impressive allocation of motive power. There had been a depot at this location in various forms since the Bristol and Exeter Railway first opened one. There have been various plans for the waste land since demolition, but none have yet to come to fruition. Keywords: Site Bristol Bath Road depot
43070, GW 11.30 Bristol Temple Meads-London-Paddington (1A15), Bristol Temple Meads station With derelict hulk of Bristol's former rail connected Royal Mail sorting office in the background, 43070 'The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers' waits to leave Temple Meads with the 11.30 to Paddington. 43170 was an Eastern Region power car that was initially part of set 254008. Keywords: 43070 11.30 Bristol Temple Meads-London-Paddington 1A15 Bristol Temple Meads station
Frontage, Bristol Temple Meads station The classic frontage of Bristol Temple Meads station, a familiar sight to many a traveller since it was opened in the 1870s. The earlier station building, opened by the Great Western in 1840, is the structure to the left, now used as a car park! The later through platforms, and the ones that are in use today, is seen to the right of the image. Until World war II there was a spire atop the tower above the clock face. Keywords: Frontage Bristol Temple Meads station
Tickets, Northampton-Bristol Temple Meads Our split-tickets from Northampton to Bristol Temple Meads. Splitting the journey as shown here saved a tidy sum of money when compared to the through fare.

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