Portishead - Revision history

Weirdoldhattie at 21:27, 12 April 2026

2026-04-12T21:27:54Z

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	~~<googlemap lat="51.488759" lon="-2.763405">~~
	~~51.484483, -2.760916, My photos~~
	~~51.485659, -2.766924, Site of second station.~~
	~~</googlemap>~~
	~~</div>~~
	'''To Parson Street Junction''': [[Quays Avenue]]<br>		'''To Parson Street Junction''': [[Quays Avenue]]<br>
	'''To Portishead Pier''': [[Bristol & Portishead Pier & Railway Station]]		'''To Portishead Pier''': [[Bristol & Portishead Pier & Railway Station]]

Weirdoldhattie at 14:23, 6 September 2009

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	Image:31019-1.jpg\|During the last days of the [[Class 31]] 'Toffee Apples', [[31019]] and [[31005]] visited Portishead with a tour. October 1977. ''© [[:Category:Peter Rendall\|Peter Rendall]]''		Image:31019-1.jpg\|During the last days of the [[Class 31]] 'Toffee Apples', [[31019]] and [[31005]] visited Portishead with a tour. October 1977. ''© [[:Category:Peter Rendall\|Peter Rendall]]''
			</gallery>
			== 1980s ==
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			Image:1017-1.jpg\|[[1017]] brings the '''Somerset & Avon Hastings Demu Railtour''' to Portishead on 12.10.85. ''© [[:Category:Martin Potter\|Martin Potter]]''
			Image:Portishead17.jpg\|The end of the line on that day. ''© [[:Category:Martin Potter\|Martin Potter]]''
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	[[Category:B&PP&RC]]		[[Category:B&PP&RC]]
			[[Category:Martin Potter]]
	[[Category:Stations]]		[[Category:Stations]]
	[[Category:Stations:Closed]]		[[Category:Stations:Closed]]
	[[Category:John Thorn]]		[[Category:John Thorn]]

Weirdoldhattie: /* 1960s */

2008-05-22T16:01:17Z

1960s

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	Image:Portishead2.jpg\|A view of Portishead station from 1960. A DMU waits for work. ''© [[:Category:John Thorn\|John Thorn]]''		Image:Portishead2.jpg\|A view of Portishead station from 1960. A DMU waits for work. ''© [[:Category:John Thorn\|John Thorn]]''
	Image:Portishead15.jpg\|A closer look at the DMU. The coal wagons in the background supplied Portishead Power Station with fuel. ''© [[:Category:John Thorn\|John Thorn]]''		Image:Portishead15.jpg\|A closer look at the DMU. The coal wagons in the background supplied [[w:Portishead power station\|Portishead Power Station]] with fuel. ''© [[:Category:John Thorn\|John Thorn]]''
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Weirdoldhattie at 15:55, 22 May 2008

2008-05-22T15:55:58Z

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	Image:Portishead2.jpg\|A view of Portishead station from 1960. A DMU waits for work. ''© [[:Category:John Thorn\|John Thorn]]''		Image:Portishead2.jpg\|A view of Portishead station from 1960. A DMU waits for work. ''© [[:Category:John Thorn\|John Thorn]]''
	Image:~~Portishead14~~.jpg\|A closer look at the DMU. The coal wagons in the background supplied Portishead Power Station with fuel. ''© [[:Category:John Thorn\|John Thorn]]''		Image:Portishead15.jpg\|A closer look at the DMU. The coal wagons in the background supplied Portishead Power Station with fuel. ''© [[:Category:John Thorn\|John Thorn]]''
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Weirdoldhattie: /* 1960s */

2008-05-22T15:55:08Z

1960s

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	Image:Portishead2.jpg\|A view of Portishead station from 1960. A DMU waits for work. ''© [[:Category:John Thorn\|John Thorn]]''		Image:Portishead2.jpg\|A view of Portishead station from 1960. A DMU waits for work. ''© [[:Category:John Thorn\|John Thorn]]''
			Image:Portishead14.jpg\|A closer look at the DMU. The coal wagons in the background supplied Portishead Power Station with fuel. ''© [[:Category:John Thorn\|John Thorn]]''
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== 1970s ==		== 1970s ==
	<gallery>		<gallery>

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2008-02-27T00:02:14Z

2004

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	== 2004 ==		== 2004 ==
			22.5.04
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	Image:Portishead4.jpg\|Abandoned bridges on the approach to the station site.		Image:Portishead4.jpg\|Abandoned bridges on the approach to the station site.

Weirdoldhattie: /* 2004 */

2008-02-08T15:07:29Z

2004

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	Image:Portishead7.jpg\|More bridges across the brook. I think this one carried a line to a cement terminal.		Image:Portishead7.jpg\|More bridges across the brook. I think this one carried a line to a cement terminal.
	Image:Portishead8.jpg\|A third bridge. I think this one carried the main line into Portishead proper.		Image:Portishead8.jpg\|A third bridge. I think this one carried the main line into Portishead proper.
	Image:~~Portishead9~~.jpg\|Standing on a huge pile of dirt aimed at keeping travellers off-site, this is the view back towards Bristol and shows the bridges across the brook. The lighting poles (a previous pic) are just visible. (far left and in front of one of the warehouses)		Image:Portishead14.jpg\|Standing on a huge pile of dirt aimed at keeping travellers off-site, this is the view back towards Bristol and shows the bridges across the brook. The lighting poles (a previous pic) are just visible. (far left and in front of one of the warehouses)
	Image:~~Portishead10~~.jpg\|Past the bridges this chunk of land is reserved for a possible future station.		Image:Portishead9.jpg\|Past the bridges this chunk of land is reserved for a possible future station.
	Image:~~Portishead11~~.jpg\|A Waitrose supermarket has been built on the station site.		Image:Portishead10.jpg\|A Waitrose supermarket has been built on the station site.
	Image:~~Portishead12~~.jpg\|Housing now occupies the site of the original Portishead terminus, replacing a power station which stood here. At one time the power station kept a steady supply of coal trains running between Portishead and [[Radstock]].		Image:Portishead11.jpg\|Housing now occupies the site of the original Portishead terminus, replacing a power station which stood here. At one time the power station kept a steady supply of coal trains running between Portishead and [[Radstock]].
	Image:~~Portishead13~~.jpg\|A couple of photos taken on 5.1.05 that show the last remains of the once quite extensive Portishead Docks railway system. The building behind is the Coastguard.		Image:Portishead12.jpg\|A couple of photos taken on 5.1.05 that show the last remains of the once quite extensive Portishead Docks railway system. The building behind is the Coastguard.
	Image:~~Portishead14~~.jpg\|Beyond this spot everything had been bulldozed down several feet and all track lifted.		Image:Portishead13.jpg\|Beyond this spot everything had been bulldozed down several feet and all track lifted.
	</gallery>		</gallery>
	[[Category:B&PP&RC]]		[[Category:B&PP&RC]]

Weirdoldhattie: New page:
51.484483, -2.760916, My photos 51.485659, -2.766924, Site of second station.
'''To Parson Street ...

2008-02-08T13:42:22Z

New page: <div style="float:right"> <googlemap lat="51.488759" lon="-2.763405"> 51.484483, -2.760916, My photos 51.485659, -2.766924, Site of second station. </googlemap> </div> '''To Parson Street ...

New page

<div style="float:right">
<googlemap lat="51.488759" lon="-2.763405">
51.484483, -2.760916, My photos
51.485659, -2.766924, Site of second station.
</googlemap>
</div>
'''To Parson Street Junction''': [[Quays Avenue]]<br>
'''To Portishead Pier''': [[Bristol & Portishead Pier & Railway Station]]
== History ==
The original Portishead Station opened on the 18th April [[1867]]. It closed on the 4th of January [[1954]] when Portishead Power Station was extended by building on railway land.

The second Portishead station, which opened on the day the first one closed, was designed by H E Cavenagh and cost £250,000 to build. It closed to passengers on the 7th September [[1964]]. The new station was the Western Region's first since the war. Freight continued to use the line until the 30th march [[1981]] although the occasional Freightliner train used the line beyond that date.
== 1800s ==
<gallery>
Image:Portishead1.jpg|A broad gauge engine and crew at the original Portishead station.
</gallery>
== 1960s ==
<gallery>
Image:Portishead2.jpg|A view of Portishead station from 1960. A DMU waits for work. ''© [[:Category:John Thorn|John Thorn]]''
</gallery>
== 1970s ==
<gallery>
Image:31019-1.jpg|During the last days of the [[Class 31]] 'Toffee Apples', [[31019]] and [[31005]] visited Portishead with a tour. October 1977. ''© [[:Category:Peter Rendall|Peter Rendall]]''
</gallery>
== 2004 ==
<gallery>
Image:Portishead4.jpg|Abandoned bridges on the approach to the station site.
Image:Portishead5.jpg|General dereliction. Lighting poles and rotten wooden sleepers.
Image:Portishead6.jpg|The end of the run round loop. This is looking back towards Bristol.
Image:Portishead7.jpg|More bridges across the brook. I think this one carried a line to a cement terminal.
Image:Portishead8.jpg|A third bridge. I think this one carried the main line into Portishead proper.
Image:Portishead9.jpg|Standing on a huge pile of dirt aimed at keeping travellers off-site, this is the view back towards Bristol and shows the bridges across the brook. The lighting poles (a previous pic) are just visible. (far left and in front of one of the warehouses)
Image:Portishead10.jpg|Past the bridges this chunk of land is reserved for a possible future station.
Image:Portishead11.jpg|A Waitrose supermarket has been built on the station site.
Image:Portishead12.jpg|Housing now occupies the site of the original Portishead terminus, replacing a power station which stood here. At one time the power station kept a steady supply of coal trains running between Portishead and [[Radstock]].
Image:Portishead13.jpg|A couple of photos taken on 5.1.05 that show the last remains of the once quite extensive Portishead Docks railway system. The building behind is the Coastguard.
Image:Portishead14.jpg|Beyond this spot everything had been bulldozed down several feet and all track lifted.
</gallery>
[[Category:B&PP&RC]]
[[Category:Stations]]
[[Category:Stations:Closed]]
[[Category:John Thorn]]

Portishead - Revision history

Weirdoldhattie at 21:27, 12 April 2026

Weirdoldhattie at 14:23, 6 September 2009

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Weirdoldhattie at 15:55, 22 May 2008

Weirdoldhattie: /* 1960s */

Weirdoldhattie: /* 2004 */

Weirdoldhattie: /* 2004 */

Weirdoldhattie: New page: 51.484483, -2.760916, My photos 51.485659, -2.766924, Site of second station. '''To Parson Street ...

Weirdoldhattie: New page:
51.484483, -2.760916, My photos 51.485659, -2.766924, Site of second station.
'''To Parson Street ...