St Phillips Marsh Depot
St Philips Marsh Depot (82B) was opened on the 9th July 1910 and closed on the 13th June 1964. The shed is now the site of a wholesale fruit and vegetable market.
All the pics in this section were kindly supplied by Gerald Peacock and George Gardiner :)
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Crosti boilered 9F no 92026 on shed. This loco was also caught on film by Clive Moore. Check out the Mangotsfield page. © Gerald Peacock
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Celebrity 9F 92220 Evening Star has failed and awaits attention. © Gerald Peacock
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2871 © Gerald Peacock
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6666 trundles through on the Bristol Avoiding line. © Gerald Peacock
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Late '64 finds loco 7823 on shed. © George Gardiner
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St Philips Marsh HST Depot opened in September 1975 at a cost of £1.5 million. It was built on the site of the former cattle pens.
1970s
1980s
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This photo was taken on 20.2.81 and is of Ron Ferris who was the Senior Shift Supervisor at the depot at the time. © Mark Ferris
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The 90s. All pics by David Burrell.
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43032 and 43031 inside the shed on 16.6.90. © David Burrell
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Resident shunter on the 16.6.90 was 08410 © David Burrell
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While Network South East liveried 47582 trundles through the depot. © David Burrell
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43167 under repair on 18.5.91. © David Burrell
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43025 ready for work in Victoria Road sidings on 18.5.91. © David Burrell
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43019 awaiting work on the same day. © David Burrell
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As is 43018 © David Burrell
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By the time of David's second visit to the depot 08410 had been repainted into the boring Railfreight grey livery. © David Burrell
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All pics taken on the 8.8.04 by me and 31.5.05 by Andy Mitchell.
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One entrance to the depot is via Albert Crescent and the depot spans that road.
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The west end of the main shed. © Andy Mitchell
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The Wash Plant at the entrance to Victoria Sidings. © Andy Mitchell
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This shunters cabin controls yard movements and is known as the Wendy House. © Andy Mitchell
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This next area is known as Victoria Road Sidings. A general look along the sidings. In the background HSTs are being readied for their next duties.
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The sidings viewed in the opposite direction. Albert Road Viaduct can be seen in the background.
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