St Andrews Road

A track plan of St Andrews Road and surrounding area from 1988.

A view of the station looking in the direction of Avonmouth. © Lens of Sutton

Class 121 'Bubble Car' 55032 arrives at St Andrews Road with a service from Severn Beach. © Andy Kirkham

A Peak enters Royal Edward Yard from the south. Holesmouth Junction Signal Box can be seen in the distance. The Bubble Car scurries towards Avonmouth. © Andy Kirkham

The view from St Andrews Road station footbridge in 1982 looking towards Avonmouth. Avonmouth Goods Yard signal box (Town Goods) and the connections into the freight shed and Fisons can be seen in the background. © P.D.Rendall/Past-Track Publications

The view towards Hallen Marsh Junction on 25.6.92. A DMU heads for Severn Beach. The area on the right was to become the reception sidings for the Bulk Handling Terminal. © Neil Higson

The first train to use the then new coal loading facilities at the Bulk Handling Terminal arrives behind 60072. 29.6.93. © Neil Higson

A 1997 view showing the reception sidings in place. This photo was taken from the top of the coal loader. The area covered in coal to the left of the station used to be the Royal Edward Yard which closed in 1977. © Neil Higson

The entrance to St Andrews Road station from the road.

Standing on the footbridge and looking in the direction of Bristol. The huge loading tower is for coal trains bound for Didcot Power Station.

The view of the sidings looking towards Severn Beach. There are 3 Class 66s in this shot, the closest being 66247.

The station and platform shelter are somewhat dwarfed by the industrial equipment that surrounds them.

The platform has been halved by the addition of this barrier. Beyond this spot nature is doing it's best to reclaim the area.

It's only half two and the sun is already going down. 08685 trundles along the sidings on the 16.12.03.

A more conventional portrait of 08685.

The 08 backs onto a rake of coal hoppers.

66247 awaits her next turn of duty.

A look at the footbridge with a train of Cargowaggons underneath. The red brick building behind the train is the crew, control and signalling building.

A couple of electrical boxes hidden underneath the footbridge.

A better look at a graffiti covered wagon.

A general view of the stockpiles of coal, and the cranes used to unload ships.

Coal as far as the eye can see... (well, as far as those petrol storage tanks anyway..) A truck is loaded for a local delivery.

By the end of March 2004 08685 had been replaced as yard pilot by 09003.

Another look at the gleaming shunter as it stands at the end of a rake of Cargowaggons.

A look at one of the trains as it is loaded.

This structure spanning the tracks is all that remains of the overhead conveyor system seen in at the bottom of Neil Higson's photo above..

A visit to this station on 13.7.05 shows that the resident shunter was 09013.

66012

66012

09003.

66118