Redland
From Bristol Railway Archive
To Bristol: Redland Road
To Avonmouth: Redland Grove
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History
Opened on 12th April 1897.
1970s
A general view of Redland station in the early seventies showing the down platform waiting room. © Simon Whittingham |
'Bubble Car' 55033 departs with a service for Temple Meads. © Simon Whittingham |
Demolition begins on the booking office and pedestrian footbridge in 1973. © Simon Whittingham |
A crane removes a section of the footbridge. © Simon Whittingham |
Contractors at work dismantling the footbridge. Members of the Avon Valley Railway removed quite a lot of timber during demolition, but Simon is unsure if any of it has ever been reused. © Simon Whittingham |
Another view of the demolition work in progress. © Simon Whittingham |
Christmas Day 2003
Standing at the end of Redland station and looking towards Cheltenham Road Viaduct. The bridge in the foreground is the one across Redland Road. |
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Two bridges still cross the line at Redland station despite the removal of the station footbridge. An ornate footbridge and the road bridge of Redland Grove. |
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The view from Redland towards Clifton Down. The bridges visible are Hampton Road, Hampton Park and Whiteladies Road. |
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The exit and entrance to and from the station. Originally the entrance to the station was via the station footbridge which was connected to a booking office on Redland Grove. Both the footbridge and booking office were demolished in the early 1970s. (photos above) |
April 2004
143611 stops at the station on its way to Temple Meads with an Avonmouth service. |
A quick throw of the throttle and the unit trundles off. In less than a minute it will stop at Montpelier station. |
The pacer disappears across Redland Road before crossing Cheltenham Road Viaduct. |
14.6.04
A Voyager passes through Redland during an engineering blockade at Filton Abbey Wood. |
2008
25.6.08
