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'''To Bristol''': [[ | |||
<br>'''To Bath''': [[ | '''To Bristol''': [[Sentinals I & II]] | ||
<br>'''To Bath''': [[Carson's Road]] | |||
<br>'''To Yate''':[[Shortwood Brickworks]] | <br>'''To Yate''':[[Shortwood Brickworks]] | ||
== 1960s == | |||
== 1960s | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:Mangotsfield North1.jpg|A view of Mangotsfield North Junction signalbox in 1969. ''© Peter Rendall/Past Track Publications'' | Image:Mangotsfield North1.jpg|A view of Mangotsfield North Junction signalbox in 1969. ''© Peter Rendall/Past Track Publications'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== 1970s == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Mangotsfield North5.jpg|The station building and the signal box viewed together. ''© [[:Category:Emmdee|Emmdee]]'' | |||
Image:Mangotsfield North7.jpg|A similar view, but panned to the right. ''© [[:Category:Emmdee|Emmdee]]'' | |||
Image:Mangotsfield North6.jpg|A view from further south, on the line to [[Bath Green Park|Bath]]. The signal box is just visible in the distance. ''© [[:Category:Emmdee|Emmdee]]'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
== 1990s Gallery == | == 1990s Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:Shortwood5.jpg|Looking south. The trackbed on the right went to Bristol, in the centre is the Carson Chocolates factory, while on the left is the trackbed for Bath. The line to Bath was known as The Pines. This was because everyday the Pines Express would pass through missing Mangotsfield on the way. ''© Clive Moore'' | Image:Shortwood5.jpg|Looking south. The trackbed on the right went to Bristol, in the centre is the Carson Chocolates factory, while on the left is the trackbed for Bath. The line to Bath was known as The Pines. This was because everyday the Pines Express would pass through missing Mangotsfield on the way. ''© [[:Category:Clive Moore|Clive Moore]]'' | ||
Image:Shortwood1.jpg|A couple of views of the original Mangotsfield station buildings before restoration into a private dwelling took place. ''© Clive Moore'' | Image:Shortwood1.jpg|A couple of views of the original Mangotsfield station buildings before restoration into a private dwelling took place. ''© [[:Category:Clive Moore|Clive Moore]]'' | ||
Image:Shortwood2.jpg|The buildings clearly have Brunel's favoured Tudor arches above the doorways, and as the route was engineered by him it's fair to assume that this building was one of his designs. ''© Clive Moore'' | Image:Shortwood2.jpg|The buildings clearly have Brunel's favoured Tudor arches above the doorways, and as the route was engineered by him it's fair to assume that this building was one of his designs. ''© [[:Category:Clive Moore|Clive Moore]]'' | ||
Image:Shortwood3.jpg|The view north with Shortwood Bridge in the distance. A dual-carriageway passes through here now. Just to the right of the bridge (as viewed in the pic) is the excellent Bridge Inn pub. ''© Clive Moore'' | Image:Shortwood3.jpg|The view north with Shortwood Bridge in the distance. A dual-carriageway passes through here now. Just to the right of the bridge (as viewed in the pic) is the excellent Bridge Inn pub. ''© [[:Category:Clive Moore|Clive Moore]]'' | ||
Image:Shortwood4.jpg|A photo of the coal batcher that stood in the yard next to the station buildings. ''© Clive Moore'' | Image:Shortwood4.jpg|A photo of the coal batcher that stood in the yard next to the station buildings. ''© [[:Category:Clive Moore|Clive Moore]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== 2005 == | |||
== 2005 | 19.8.05 | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:Mangotsfield North3.jpg|A view of the restored station building. | Image:Mangotsfield North3.jpg|A view of the restored station building. | ||
Image:Mangotsfield North2.jpg|This part of the station was an Avon & Gloucestershire Railway weighbridge house. Built in 1830, it cost £100 to erect. It was fitted with a Foster, Rastrick & Co. weighing machine which cost £95 6d. | Image:Mangotsfield North2.jpg|This part of the station was an Avon & Gloucestershire Railway weighbridge house. Built in 1830, it cost £100 to erect. It was fitted with a Foster, Rastrick & Co. weighing machine which cost £95 6d. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Emmdee]] | |||
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[[Category:Junctions]] | [[Category:Junctions]] | ||
[[Category:MR]] | [[Category:MR]] | ||
[[Category:Clive Moore]] | |||
[[Category:Peter Rendall]] | [[Category:Peter Rendall]] | ||
[[Category:Signal Boxes]] | [[Category:Signal Boxes]] | ||
[[Category:Stations:Closed]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:02, 28 March 2026
To Bristol: Sentinals I & II
To Bath: Carson's Road
To Yate:Shortwood Brickworks
1960s
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A view of Mangotsfield North Junction signalbox in 1969. © Peter Rendall/Past Track Publications
1970s
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The station building and the signal box viewed together. © Emmdee -
A similar view, but panned to the right. © Emmdee -
1990s Gallery
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Looking south. The trackbed on the right went to Bristol, in the centre is the Carson Chocolates factory, while on the left is the trackbed for Bath. The line to Bath was known as The Pines. This was because everyday the Pines Express would pass through missing Mangotsfield on the way. © Clive Moore -
A couple of views of the original Mangotsfield station buildings before restoration into a private dwelling took place. © Clive Moore -
The buildings clearly have Brunel's favoured Tudor arches above the doorways, and as the route was engineered by him it's fair to assume that this building was one of his designs. © Clive Moore -
The view north with Shortwood Bridge in the distance. A dual-carriageway passes through here now. Just to the right of the bridge (as viewed in the pic) is the excellent Bridge Inn pub. © Clive Moore -
A photo of the coal batcher that stood in the yard next to the station buildings. © Clive Moore
2005
19.8.05
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A view of the restored station building. -
This part of the station was an Avon & Gloucestershire Railway weighbridge house. Built in 1830, it cost £100 to erect. It was fitted with a Foster, Rastrick & Co. weighing machine which cost £95 6d.
