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Image:Barrow Road MPD1.jpg|A view of the shed taken in July 1960 showing locos no '''40501''' and '''44775''' closest to the camera. 40501 was withdrawn one month later while 44775 lasted until November 1967. The wagon in the background would have been used for inspecting tunnels.
Image:Barrow Road MPD1.jpg|A view of the shed taken in July 1960 showing locos no '''40501''' and '''44775''' closest to the camera. 40501 was withdrawn one month later while 44775 lasted until November 1967. The wagon in the background would have been used for inspecting tunnels.
Image:Barrow Road MPD2.jpg|'''43040''' waits her next turn of duty during 1962. ''&copy; [[:Category:Roger Porch|Roger Porch]]]''
Image:Barrow Road MPD2.jpg|'''43040''' waits her next turn of duty during 1962. ''&copy; [[:Category:Roger Porch|Roger Porch]]''
Image:Barrow Road MPD3.jpg|'''6854''' works up a head of steam at Barrow Road on 13.7.65. '''45281''' is behind.
Image:Barrow Road MPD3.jpg|'''6854''' works up a head of steam at Barrow Road on 13.7.65. '''45281''' is behind.
Image:Barrow Road MPD4.jpg|'''44296''' awaits it's next turn of duty sometime in either late '64 or early '65.
Image:Barrow Road MPD4.jpg|'''44296''' awaits it's next turn of duty sometime in either late '64 or early '65. ''&copy; [[:Category:George Gardiner|George Gardiner]]''
Image:Barrow Road MPD5.jpg|'''7782''' on shed. If you look carefully in the background you can see a double decker bus making its way across Barrow Road.
Image:Barrow Road MPD5.jpg|'''7782''' on shed. ''&copy; [[:Category:George Gardiner|George Gardiner]]''
Image:Barrow Road MPD6.jpg|A bingo hall covers the area where the fan of pointwork into the shed would have once been. A bit of a cheek calling it Mecca considering what was here previously..
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== 2003 ==
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Image:Barrow Road MPD6.jpg|A bingo hall stands at the spot previously occupied by a concrete coal loader.  
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Revision as of 15:33, 8 January 2008

<googlemap lat="51.455825" lon="-2.570372"> 51.455023, -2.571316, Barrow Road MPD </googlemap>

To Temple Meads: Barton Hill TMD
To Lawrence Weston Junction: Barrow Road

History

Gallery

  • A view of the shed taken in July 1960 showing locos no 40501 and 44775 closest to the camera. 40501 was withdrawn one month later while 44775 lasted until November 1967. The wagon in the background would have been used for inspecting tunnels.
    A view of the shed taken in July 1960 showing locos no 40501 and 44775 closest to the camera. 40501 was withdrawn one month later while 44775 lasted until November 1967. The wagon in the background would have been used for inspecting tunnels.
  • 43040 waits her next turn of duty during 1962. © Roger Porch
    43040 waits her next turn of duty during 1962. © Roger Porch
  • 6854 works up a head of steam at Barrow Road on 13.7.65. 45281 is behind.
    6854 works up a head of steam at Barrow Road on 13.7.65. 45281 is behind.
  • 44296 awaits it's next turn of duty sometime in either late '64 or early '65. © George Gardiner
    44296 awaits it's next turn of duty sometime in either late '64 or early '65. © George Gardiner
  • 7782 on shed. © George Gardiner
    7782 on shed. © George Gardiner
  • File:== 2003 ==
  • A bingo hall stands at the spot previously occupied by a concrete coal loader.
    A bingo hall stands at the spot previously occupied by a concrete coal loader.
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