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19th. [[Ashley Hill]] signal box closed.<br>
19th. [[Ashley Hill]] signal box closed.<br>
19th. [[:Category:The Severn Beach Line|The Severn Beach Line]] singled throughout, except for a passing loop at [[Clifton Down]].
19th. [[:Category:The Severn Beach Line|The Severn Beach Line]] singled throughout, except for a passing loop at [[Clifton Down]].
 
== September ==
27th, Bridge across [[Fishponds Road]] removed.
== exact date not known ==
== exact date not known ==
[[Severn Railway Bridge]] [http://www.movietone.com/assets/BMN0627/quicktime/BMN_92745_32.mov demolished].<br>
[[Severn Railway Bridge]] [http://www.movietone.com/assets/BMN0627/quicktime/BMN_92745_32.mov demolished].<br>

Revision as of 17:46, 6 March 2009

January

5th. St Annes Park station closed.

April

Bedminster Signal Box closed.

May

Original footbridge at Keynsham station was dismantled and sold to the South Devon Railway where it was later re-erected at Buckfastleigh.

October

19th. Ashley Hill signal box closed.
19th. The Severn Beach Line singled throughout, except for a passing loop at Clifton Down.

September

27th, Bridge across Fishponds Road removed.

exact date not known

Severn Railway Bridge demolished.
Bristol East Power Box closed.
Bristol Powerbox opened resulting in the closure of 70 other signal boxes and the loss of 343 staff.