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Horseshoe Curve
From Bristol Railway Archive
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To Bristol: A Drain
To Avonmouth: Woodwell Road
1960s
A view of the area from the early 1960s when the line was still double track. © John Thorn
1970s
A Class 37 heads for Bristol with a freight. © Andy Kirkham
A Class 31 heads for Avonmouth. © Andy Kirkham
Class 121 no. 55034 heads for Temple Meads with a service from Severn Beach. © Andy Kirkham
Gallery
Horseshoe Curve photographed at a time when an engineering possession at Filton Abbey Wood meant services were diverted via Avonmouth. © Gerald Peacock
