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'''To Bristol Docks''': [[Wapping Railway Wharf]]<br> | '''To Bristol Docks''': [[Wapping Railway Wharf]]<br> | ||
'''To Ashton Junction''': [[Vauxhall Bridge]] | '''To Ashton Junction''': [[Vauxhall Bridge]] | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
== | == 1980s == | ||
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Image: | Image:Cumberland Road10.jpg|A visiting Ivatt loco, '''46443''' runs along '''Cumberland Road'''. ''© [[:Category:Gerald Peacock|Gerald Peacock]]'' | ||
Image:Cumberland Road11.jpg|The same loco running under the bridge at the east end of Cumberland Road. Beyond this bridge are the docks. ''© [[:Category:Gerald Peacock|Gerald Peacock]]'' | |||
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== 2004 == | |||
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Image:Cumberland Road12.jpg|Throughout 2004 the girders section of the bridge were replaced. This photo was taken onboard a train during an 'open doors' weekend. ''© [[:Category:Catherine Lawson|Catherine Lawson]]'' | |||
Image:Cumberland Road13.jpg|As was this one! ''© [[:Category:Catherine Lawson|Catherine Lawson]]'' | |||
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== 2005 == | |||
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Image:Wapping Railway Wharf5.jpg|A view of Cumberland Road bridge from [[Wapping Railway Wharf]]. ''© [[:Category:Andrew Ross|Andrew Ross]]'' | |||
Image:Wapping Railway Wharf6.jpg|The view from the bridge in the direction of the wharf. This was once the site of '''Wapping Wharf Junction'''. ''© [[:Category:Andrew Ross|Andrew Ross]]'' | Image:Wapping Railway Wharf6.jpg|The view from the bridge in the direction of the wharf. This was once the site of '''Wapping Wharf Junction'''. ''© [[:Category:Andrew Ross|Andrew Ross]]'' | ||
Image:Cumberland Road1.jpg|The bridge viewed from the footpath that runs alongside the [[w:River Avon, Bristol|River Avon]] ''© [[:Category:Andrew Ross|Andrew Ross]]'' | Image:Cumberland Road1.jpg|The bridge viewed from the footpath that runs alongside the [[w:River Avon, Bristol|River Avon]] ''© [[:Category:Andrew Ross|Andrew Ross]]'' | ||
Image:Cumberland Road2.jpg| ''© [[:Category:Andrew Ross|Andrew Ross]]'' | Image:Cumberland Road2.jpg|various bits of the line that I remember as a lad have been torn up and stored alongside the running line. The storm drain just visible on the right had it's own railway system during construction. ''© [[:Category:Andrew Ross|Andrew Ross]]'' | ||
Image:Cumberland Road3.jpg| ''© [[:Category:Andrew Ross|Andrew Ross]]'' | Image:Cumberland Road3.jpg|One line now ends at a dilapidated buffer stop while the other continues under the roadbridge. ''© [[:Category:Andrew Ross|Andrew Ross]]'' | ||
Image:Cumberland Road4.jpg| | Image:Cumberland Road4.jpg|Taken from a spot further west with the [[Vauxhall Bridge]] visible in the background. ''© [[:Category:Andrew Ross|Andrew Ross]]'' | ||
Image:Cumberland Road5.jpg|Turning 180°. The view east towards the road bridge. ''© [[:Category:Andrew Ross|Andrew Ross]]'' | |||
Image:Cumberland | Image:Cumberland Road6.jpg|A lovely shot of a builders plate on the point in the previous photo. ''© [[:Category:Andrew Ross|Andrew Ross]]'' | ||
Image:Cumberland | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:GWR]] | [[Category:GWR]] | ||
[[Category:Catherine Lawson]] | [[Category:Catherine Lawson]] | ||
[[Category:Gerald Peacock]] | |||
[[Category:Andrew Ross]] | [[Category:Andrew Ross]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:22, 12 April 2026
To Bristol Docks: Wapping Railway Wharf
To Ashton Junction: Vauxhall Bridge
History
1980s
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A visiting Ivatt loco, 46443 runs along Cumberland Road. © Gerald Peacock -
The same loco running under the bridge at the east end of Cumberland Road. Beyond this bridge are the docks. © Gerald Peacock
2004
-
Throughout 2004 the girders section of the bridge were replaced. This photo was taken onboard a train during an 'open doors' weekend. © Catherine Lawson -
As was this one! © Catherine Lawson
2005
-
A view of Cumberland Road bridge from Wapping Railway Wharf. © Andrew Ross -
The view from the bridge in the direction of the wharf. This was once the site of Wapping Wharf Junction. © Andrew Ross -
The bridge viewed from the footpath that runs alongside the River Avon © Andrew Ross -
various bits of the line that I remember as a lad have been torn up and stored alongside the running line. The storm drain just visible on the right had it's own railway system during construction. © Andrew Ross -
One line now ends at a dilapidated buffer stop while the other continues under the roadbridge. © Andrew Ross -
Taken from a spot further west with the Vauxhall Bridge visible in the background. © Andrew Ross -
Turning 180°. The view east towards the road bridge. © Andrew Ross -
A lovely shot of a builders plate on the point in the previous photo. © Andrew Ross
