Stanley Farm Footbridge

To Bristol or Bath: Bonnington Walk
To Wales, The North or London: Filton Abbey Wood

1970s

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  A Class 31 on a Bristol-bound freight passes Filton Junction in August 1976. © P.D.Rendall
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  A Class 46 heading a Manchester-Plymouth service near Filton Junction passes the DMU working the Temple Meads-North Filton Platform service waiting for the road to North Filton. August 1976. © P.D.Rendall
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  A Class 47 tops Filton Bank during August 1976 with the 16.10 Temple Meads-Newcastle. © P.D.Rendall

1980s

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  2 Class 25s on the Up relief pass a Class 45 on Up main with empty stone tipplers for Stoke yard in 1983 © P.D.Rendall
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  The 25s have gone and the Peak approaches Filton Junction. This scene has been transformed with the building of Filton Abbey Wood station. © P.D.Rendall

1990s

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  58035 passes under the footbridge on 13.5.95. The line on the right led to Filton Coal Concentration Depot. © Dave Higson

2003

4.12.03

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  The view towards Bristol. Just around the bend is the bridge on Bonnington Walk, Lockleaze. A huge amount of undergrowth was cut away from this embankment in the summer of 2003.
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  A look at the bridge.
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  The view across the bridge looking towards Kipling Road.
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  The other side of the bridge.
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  The light levels had almost vanished when I took this view of Filton Abbey Wood station.

February

10.2.04

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  At the side of the track workmen were installing trunking in preparation for the installation of a third running track and platform face. Meanwhile 143615 got the feather for Cardiff Central as it approached Filton Abbey Wood station.
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  The same train stopped at the station. At exactly the same time, the heavens opened and I legged it back to me van..

April

10.4.04

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  Looking towards Bristol and one running rail had been removed to allow drainage work to take place.
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  The same view from a slightly different angle.
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  Looking towards Filton Abbey Wood. The train was top and tailed with Class 66s and was being filled with spent ballast. Another train waited in the station for more of the same. It was absolutely chucking it down when I took this!

16.4.04

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  A Voyager coasted under the bridge past a newly installed junction.
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  A closer look at the pointwork.
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  66022 made light weight of the gradient and stormed off towards South Wales.
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  Looking towards Filton Abbey Wood and a local service to Temple Meads set off from the station.

19.4.04

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  Work continued on digging out the trackbed and putting new drainage in place.
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  Another view of the work. Made a change to visit this location and get bright sunshine and blue skies :)

3.4.04

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  Dinner time and everyone was sitting down on the job :)
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  Looking towards Filton Abbey Wood. The trackbed had started to be dug out.

May

11.5.04

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  The trackbed had had drainage installed and been ballasted ready for track. Most of the work going on at this spot concerned the signalling, and a new junction signal can be seen being installed in the background.
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  Looking towards Filton Abbey Wood.

24.5.04

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  Track laying had commenced and had reached Filton Abbey Wood.
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  The view south and the track had yet to be connected to the junction. 158815 in the distance.

2005

7.6.05

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  150256 crossed the junction and entered Filton Abbey Wood with a service for Cardiff.
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  A Voyager heads south.
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  While another one heads north.

2007

28.2.07 - 1.4.07

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  During March 2007 the footbridge was covered with an anti-vandal cage.
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  The bridge actually had less anti-vandal measures in 2007 than it had in 2003.
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  A week later, and the work was almost finished.
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  Viewed from the other end.
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  Meanwhile a Voyager came to a stand at a red signal and the driver contacted the signal box.
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  158776 entered Filton Abbey Wood and the Voyager continued her journey north.
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  A couple of looks at the finished anti-vandal cage. 1.4.07
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2018

13.5.18

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  A couple of images showing engineers at work re-aligning the track entering Filton Abbey Wood to make room for a fourth track.
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2026

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  The view south with all works complete.
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  The view north with a completed four platform Filton Abbey Wood.

Videos

• Stanley farm Footbridge 28.2.07