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Wapping Railway Wharf
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Track Plans
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A track plan of the Floating Harbour area of Bristol from 1902.
1970s
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Rows of coal wagons wait to be unloaded. © Emmdee
1980s
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A shunters office in the middle of the wharf circa 1981. This was demolished soon after. © Adrian Henry
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Steam meets diesel on the wharf. © Mike Radford
1990s
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Five photos showing a Parry People Mover on a passenger service between the Industrial Museum and the SS Great Britain. The service ran from 1998 to 2000. © P L Chadwick. cc licence
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© P L Chadwick. cc licence
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© P L Chadwick. cc licence
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© P L Chadwick. cc licence
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The temporary 'station' near the SS Great Britain. © P L Chadwick. cc licence
2005
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The current end of the railway system is at a development called 'The Point'. This was built on the site of sidings serving the wharf, latterly used by the Western Fuel Co.
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The sidings had been lifted and a platform built to serve the tourist railway from the Bristol Industrial Museum.
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The end of the tourist railway.
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A view of Cumberland Road bridge from Wapping Railway Wharf. © Andrew Ross
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The view from the bridge in the direction of the wharf. This was once the site of Wapping Wharf Junction. © Andrew Ross
2009
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A small section of surviving railway near the SS Great Britain end of the wharf.