Lockleaze Road

<googlemap lat="51.48288" lon="-2.5702"> 51.4893, -2.570736, Lockleaze Road </googlemap>

To Bristol or Bath: Lockleaze Footbridge
To Wales, The North or London: Horfield

1983

• The view from the bridge with the remains of Horfield station visible in the distance. © P.D.Rendall
  The view from the bridge with the remains of Horfield station visible in the distance. © P.D.Rendall
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  The view of Lockleaze Road from Bonnington Walk bridge. © P.D.Rendall

1995

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  A pair of 37/0s pound up Filton Bank with a Railtour. © Craig Munday

2004

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  Looking south towards Lockleaze Footbridge while 60085 hauls an engineering train up the hill.
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  158826 trundles past the site of Horfield station.
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  Ah.. bliss.. 40145 coasts past on the Western Whisperer on the 22nd May 2004. Not the best photo I've ever taken... guess who nearly dropped his camera five seconds previously..
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  A telephoto view of the site of Horfield station with 150233 passing the remains of one of the platforms.

2005

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  The view south on 6.8.05. A sight seeing balloon that was based in Castle Park is visible in the distance.
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  A Voyager heads for Temple Meads. 6.8.05
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  150244 climbs Filton Bank. 6.8.05
• A December 2005 view of the bridge. It was due to be transformed in 2006 as part of a Feeling Good, Feeling Safe Group's community project.
  A December 2005 view of the bridge. It was due to be transformed in 2006 as part of a Feeling Good, Feeling Safe Group's community project.

2006

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  158963 climbs through Lockleaze on 27.4.06.
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  And 150232 descends a short time later.

2007

24.7.07

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  Work started on the transformation in 2007 rather than 2006.
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  27.7.07
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  Work starts on the other side of the bridge. 30.7.07
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  And is finished the next day.

13.9.07

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  The driver of a Voyager phones Bristol Powerbox after coming to a halt at a red signal.

2009

30.3.09

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  A new security fence being installed along the railway. The land to the right of the fence is destined to become housing.

2016

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  150122 trundles towards Bristol. The railway is being prepared for the reinstatement of the four tracks.
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  The previous four-aspect signal has been replaced with a modern version.

Videos

• 66057 hauls a coal train 25.10.06
• 47839 and 47805 hurtle down the hill 26.3.07
• 6024 on the Red Dragon 22.4.07
• 6024 on the Red Dragon 22.4.07
• 6201 Princess Elizabeth climbs Filton Bank 10.11.07
• 55022 Royal Scots Gray climbs Filton Bank 28.6.08
• Two class 67s top and tail a Taunton to Cardiff service. 20.3.09