Bristol Parkway - Revision history

Weirdoldhattie at 20:24, 14 June 2026

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	~~A walk around the station starting at Platform 1 and ending on Platform 4.~~ 12.6.26		12.6.26<br>
			'''Platform 1'''
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	File:BristolParkway20.jpg\|Looking west from the east end of platform 1.		File:BristolParkway20.jpg\|Looking west from the east end of platform 1.
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	File:BristolParkway25.jpg\|Closer to the west end of the station.		File:BristolParkway25.jpg\|Closer to the west end of the station.
	File:66606-3.jpg\|Four [[Class 66]] were stabled at the station during my visit.		File:66606-3.jpg\|Four [[Class 66]] were stabled at the station during my visit.
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			'''Platform 2'''
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	File:BristolParkway26.jpg\|The view west from the east end of platform 2.		File:BristolParkway26.jpg\|The view west from the east end of platform 2.
	File:BristolParkway27.jpg\|And the view east from the west end of platform 2.		File:BristolParkway27.jpg\|And the view east from the west end of platform 2.
	File:BristolParkway28.jpg\|The view west showing [[Stoke Gifford Junction]].		File:BristolParkway28.jpg\|The view west showing [[Stoke Gifford Junction]].
	File:BristolParkway29.jpg\|A zoomed view with [[Stoke Gifford Depot]] visible in the distance.		File:BristolParkway29.jpg\|A zoomed view with [[Stoke Gifford Depot]] visible in the distance.
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			'''Platform 3'''
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	File:BristolParkway30.jpg\|The view west from the east end of platform 3.		File:BristolParkway30.jpg\|The view west from the east end of platform 3.
			File:BristolParkway32.jpg\|The view east from the west end of platform 3 with the [[West of England Post Office Rail Depot\|Network Rail Training Centre]] visible alongside.
			File:165103-3.jpg\|[[165103]] stands at platform 3. It seemed to have broken down, but I could be wrong.
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			'''Platform 4'''
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	File:BristolParkway31.jpg\|The view west from the east end of platform 4.		File:BristolParkway31.jpg\|The view west from the east end of platform 4.
			File:BristolParkway33.jpg\|The view east from the west end of platform 4.
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	[[Category:Roger Childs]]		[[Category:Roger Childs]]

Weirdoldhattie at 10:30, 14 June 2026

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	Opened on the 1st May [[1972]] on the site of Stoke Gifford marshalling yard which closed on 4th October [[1971]]. The original station was built by Stone & Co. of Bristol and consisted of open platforms connected by an open footbridge. Only very basic booking and waiting facilities were provided.		Opened on the 1st May [[1972]] on the site of Stoke Gifford marshalling yard which closed on 4th October [[1971]]. The original station was built by Stone & Co. of Bristol and consisted of open platforms connected by an open footbridge. Only very basic booking and waiting facilities were provided.

	The station was redeveloped through the year 2000, and a new main building opened on 1st July [[2001]]. A third platform was opened in [[2007]] ~~with~~ a fourth ~~planned for 2008~~.		The station was redeveloped through the year 2000, and a new main building opened on 1st July [[2001]]. A third platform was opened on the 9th May [[2007]] and a fourth on the 13th April [[2018]].
	== Track Plans ==		== Track Plans ==
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2026-06-14T10:27:13Z

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	== 2026 ==		== 2026 ==
	A walk around the station starting at Platform 1 and ending on Platform 3. 12.6.26		A walk around the station starting at Platform 1 and ending on Platform 4. 12.6.26
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	File:BristolParkway20.jpg\|Looking west from the east end of platform 1.		File:BristolParkway20.jpg\|Looking west from the east end of platform 1.

Weirdoldhattie: /* 2026 */

2026-06-14T10:27:02Z

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	File:BristolParkway28.jpg\|The view west showing [[Stoke Gifford Junction]].		File:BristolParkway28.jpg\|The view west showing [[Stoke Gifford Junction]].
	File:BristolParkway29.jpg\|A zoomed view with [[Stoke Gifford Depot]] visible in the distance.		File:BristolParkway29.jpg\|A zoomed view with [[Stoke Gifford Depot]] visible in the distance.
	File:BristolParkway30.jpg\|The view west from the east end of platform 2.		File:BristolParkway30.jpg\|The view west from the east end of platform 3.
	File:BristolParkway31.jpg\|The view west from the east end of platform 1.		File:BristolParkway31.jpg\|The view west from the east end of platform 4.
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	[[Category:Roger Childs]]		[[Category:Roger Childs]]

Weirdoldhattie at 22:16, 13 June 2026

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 Image:Bristolparkway15.jpg|The station has been expanded with the addition of a multi-storey car park.
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Weirdoldhattie at 14:25, 14 June 2018

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	~~<div style="float:right">~~
	~~<googlemap lat="51.507033" lon="-2.540073">~~
	~~51.513764, -2.540846, Bristol Parkway~~
	~~</googlemap>~~
	~~</div>~~
	'''To Bristol or Wales''': [[Hatchet Road]]		'''To Bristol or Wales''': [[Hatchet Road]]
	<br>'''To Yate or London''': [[West of England Post Office Rail Depot]]		<br>'''To Yate or London''': [[West of England Post Office Rail Depot]]
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	Image:Bristol Parkway21.jpg\|At the other end of the station on the same day were [[37239]] on a ballast train, [[47508]] on a 12.55 service to [[Swansea]] and [[45041]] with the 10.40 service from [[Leeds]] to [[Paignton]].		Image:Bristol Parkway21.jpg\|At the other end of the station on the same day were [[37239]] on a ballast train, [[47508]] on a 12.55 service to [[Swansea]] and [[45041]] with the 10.40 service from [[Leeds]] to [[Paignton]].
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	== 1980s ==		== 1980s ==
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	Image:Bristol Parkway1.jpg\|A view across the car park at '''Bristol Parkway''' with [[w:Concorde\|Concorde]] coming into land at [[w:Bristol Filton Airport\|Filton Airport]] to take part in a families airshow day. A [[Class 47]] waits with a parcels train, while in the background a rake of cement wagons that will have either come from, or are going to [[Lawrence Hill]] or [[Avon Street]]. Between them is a rake of wagons destined for [[Filton Tip]]. ''© [[:Category:Geoff Hartland\|Geoff Hartland]]''		Image:Bristol Parkway1.jpg\|A view across the car park at '''Bristol Parkway''' with [[w:Concorde\|Concorde]] coming into land at [[w:Bristol Filton Airport\|Filton Airport]] to take part in a families airshow day. A [[Class 47]] waits with a parcels train, while in the background a rake of cement wagons that will have either come from, or are going to [[Lawrence Hill]] or [[Avon Street]]. Between them is a rake of wagons destined for [[Filton Tip]]. ''© [[:Category:Geoff Hartland\|Geoff Hartland]]''
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	== 2004-5 ==		== 2004-5 ==
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	Image:Bristol Parkway13.jpg\|The view west.		Image:Bristol Parkway13.jpg\|The view west.
	Image:Bristol Parkway14.jpg\|The station viewed from the top deck of the car park.		Image:Bristol Parkway14.jpg\|The station viewed from the top deck of the car park.
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			== 2018 ==
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			Image:Bristolparkway15.jpg\|The station has been expanded with the addition of a multi-storey car park.
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	[[Category:Roger Childs]]		[[Category:Roger Childs]]

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	Image:Bristol Parkway1972-1.jpg\|The official BR portrait of the station taken just before opening in [[1972]].		Image:Bristol Parkway1972-1.jpg\|The official BR portrait of the station taken just before opening in [[1972]].
	Image:37294-1.jpg\|[[37294]] and [[37270]] depart light engine from the station on 19.8.76. A long van train heads for wales in the distance.		Image:37294-1.jpg\|[[37294]] and [[37270]] depart light engine from the station on 19.8.76. A long van train heads for wales in the distance.
			Image:Bristol Parkway21.jpg\|At the other end of the station on the same day were [[37239]] on a ballast train, [[47508]] on a 12.55 service to [[Swansea]] and [[45041]] with the 10.40 service from [[Leeds]] to [[Paignton]].
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2010-05-04T16:40:21Z

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	Image:37230-1.jpg\|As does [[37230]] on the same day. ''© [[:Category:Andy Kirkham\|Andy Kirkham]]''		Image:37230-1.jpg\|As does [[37230]] on the same day. ''© [[:Category:Andy Kirkham\|Andy Kirkham]]''
	Image:Bristol Parkway1972-1.jpg\|The official BR portrait of the station taken just before opening in [[1972]].		Image:Bristol Parkway1972-1.jpg\|The official BR portrait of the station taken just before opening in [[1972]].
			Image:37294-1.jpg\|[[37294]] and [[37270]] depart light engine from the station on 19.8.76. A long van train heads for wales in the distance.
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Weirdoldhattie at 16:53, 22 January 2010

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	== 1980s ==		== 1980s ==
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			Image:Bristol Parkway18.jpg\|A snowy station during the winter of [[1981]]. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''
			Image:Bristol Parkway19.jpg\|A [[Class 31]] at the east end of the station. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''
			Image:Bristol Parkway20.jpg\|A [[Class 47]] enters the station with a coal train. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''
			Image:37291-1.jpg\|[[37291]] at the west end of the station with a rake of coal wagons. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''
	Image:Bristol Parkway15.jpg\|A [[Class 50]] heads through the station in [[1982]]. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''		Image:Bristol Parkway15.jpg\|A [[Class 50]] heads through the station in [[1982]]. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''
	Image:Bristol Parkway16.jpg\|A large logo [[Class 56]] shunts wagons at the east end of the station. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''		Image:Bristol Parkway16.jpg\|A large logo [[Class 56]] shunts wagons at the east end of the station. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''

Weirdoldhattie at 16:33, 22 January 2010

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	Image:Bristol Parkway15.jpg\|A [[Class 50]] heads through the station in [[1982]]. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''		Image:Bristol Parkway15.jpg\|A [[Class 50]] heads through the station in [[1982]]. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''
	Image:Bristol Parkway16.jpg\|A large logo [[Class 56]] shunts wagons at the east end of the station. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''		Image:Bristol Parkway16.jpg\|A large logo [[Class 56]] shunts wagons at the east end of the station. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''
			Image:Bristol Parkway17.jpg\|As do a pair of [[Class 37\|Class 37s]]. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''
	Image:Bristol Parkway1.jpg\|A view across the car park at '''Bristol Parkway''' with [[w:Concorde\|Concorde]] coming into land at [[w:Bristol Filton Airport\|Filton Airport]] to take part in a families airshow day. A [[Class 47]] waits with a parcels train, while in the background a rake of cement wagons that will have either come from, or are going to [[Lawrence Hill]] or [[Avon Street]]. Between them is a rake of wagons destined for [[Filton Tip]]. ''© [[:Category:Geoff Hartland\|Geoff Hartland]]''		Image:Bristol Parkway1.jpg\|A view across the car park at '''Bristol Parkway''' with [[w:Concorde\|Concorde]] coming into land at [[w:Bristol Filton Airport\|Filton Airport]] to take part in a families airshow day. A [[Class 47]] waits with a parcels train, while in the background a rake of cement wagons that will have either come from, or are going to [[Lawrence Hill]] or [[Avon Street]]. Between them is a rake of wagons destined for [[Filton Tip]]. ''© [[:Category:Geoff Hartland\|Geoff Hartland]]''
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	Image:Bristol Parkway15.jpg\|A [[Class 50]] heads through the station in [[1982]]. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''		Image:Bristol Parkway15.jpg\|A [[Class 50]] heads through the station in [[1982]]. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''
	Image:Bristol Parkway16.jpg\|A large logo [[Class 56]] shunts wagons at the east end of the station. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''		Image:Bristol Parkway16.jpg\|A large logo [[Class 56]] shunts wagons at the east end of the station. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''
			Image:Bristol Parkway17.jpg\|As do a pair of [[Class 37\|Class 37s]]. ''© [[:Category:Roger Childs\|Roger Childs]]''
	Image:Bristol Parkway1.jpg\|A view across the car park at '''Bristol Parkway''' with [[w:Concorde\|Concorde]] coming into land at [[w:Bristol Filton Airport\|Filton Airport]] to take part in a families airshow day. A [[Class 47]] waits with a parcels train, while in the background a rake of cement wagons that will have either come from, or are going to [[Lawrence Hill]] or [[Avon Street]]. Between them is a rake of wagons destined for [[Filton Tip]]. ''© [[:Category:Geoff Hartland\|Geoff Hartland]]''		Image:Bristol Parkway1.jpg\|A view across the car park at '''Bristol Parkway''' with [[w:Concorde\|Concorde]] coming into land at [[w:Bristol Filton Airport\|Filton Airport]] to take part in a families airshow day. A [[Class 47]] waits with a parcels train, while in the background a rake of cement wagons that will have either come from, or are going to [[Lawrence Hill]] or [[Avon Street]]. Between them is a rake of wagons destined for [[Filton Tip]]. ''© [[:Category:Geoff Hartland\|Geoff Hartland]]''
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