Barton Road

<googlemap lat="51.453151" lon="-2.576637"> 51.45275, -2.577517, Barton Road </googlemap>

To Avonside Wharf: Avon Street
To Lawrence Hill Junction : Kingsland Road

1970s

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  D2121 shunts wagons in the early 70s. © Andy Kirkham
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  © Andy Kirkham
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  03382 shunts a train load of cement wagons across Barton Road sometime in the 70s. © Dunstable Dasher
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  She picks up more wagons. It's interesting that the match wagon is just a normal five plank open, I've always remembered these locos as being matched with a Conflat. 03382 was a long-standing Bath Road Depot loco. She was transferred to Landore in 1981 before being withdrawn from there in October 1983. She was cut up at Swindon Works in February 1986. © Dunstable Dasher
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  The gates are briefly closed to allow traffic to pass. © Dunstable Dasher
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  Now coupled, up she proceeds to draw the wagons from the sidings. © Dunstable Dasher
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  Some of the wagons are then fly shunted into the correct place. © Dunstable Dasher
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  The loco sits across the crossing once again. Traffic could be stopped at Barton Road for a considerable time and in the days of steam provision was made for pedestrians in the shape of a footbridge. © Dunstable Dasher

1990s

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  The route in the 1990s. Kingsland Road bridge visible in the distance. © Clive Moore

2003

18.11.03

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  The same view as in the previous photo.
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  In this photo I've zoomed in on the bridge at Kingsland Road.
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  The embedded rails crossing Barton Road were pretty well the only bit of the railway actually left at this spot.
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  The view from Barton Road towards Avon Street with Temple Meads beyond that. Note that the level crossing gate was still in place.
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  Another view from Barton Road. The views in the last couple of photos disappeared behind new housing.

2004

13.3.04

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  The 2004 view from Barton Road across to Avonside Wharf. Work had started on the regeneration of the area.
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  The view across to Temple Meads.
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  This is the building was standing next to the crossing on Barton Road and is visible in quite a few of the photos on the Avon Street page. I'm archiving it here because it's hard to imagine it lasting much longer.
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  The front of the building.

2006

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  A view along the trackbed in 2006. The route has reverted to use as a transport corridor.
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  Welcome to The Dings.
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  The 2006 zoomed view of the bridge at Kingsland Road.
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  The view towards the harbour. Temple Meads is no longer visible as modern housing goes up.
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  The view across the level crossing. The rail has been removed and stone setts make up the road surface.
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  One of the level crossing gate posts has survived despite all the new development in the area.
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  My favourite building still stands.