Bristol,  October 7th 1972

An interesting session on the West End of Temple Meads , recording passing traffic and the non stop depot movements from the adjacent 82A.

A general view of Bath Road depot on the day

1936 1A60, 5230 2B46, 3526,1736 1M72, 5202 8B12,1811 1Z69, 832-shed, 3751, 1004-shed, 7009-shed, 24 1V72, 1742-shed, 84 4V07, 111 8C65, 185 9B11, 1840 1Z37, 4020, 7100 0Z00, 7068 2V60,1938 1B38,

1048 1B30, 138-shed,  3835-shed,  141-shed, 1919 1M55, 188 1E37, 1622 1V76, 1598 1A06 31 1V80, 3811-shed, 69 1M22, 1608-shed, 2122-shed, 1559 1V82 ,31-shed,73-shed, 5828/5617/5826/5695-shed,

1604 1K00, 189-shed, 161 1V86,94 1E70, 1604-shed, 1048 1A50, 7068 2O69, 7074-shed,

72 1E18, 1948 1B70, 1736 1V91, 15 1E70, 141 1V92.   

5230 possibly on a Cardiff – Bristol 2B46

832 stabled on shed all day, my last recorded operational Warship on the main line, she was withdrawn the following month. Fortunately she was preserved.

7068 worked in on 2V68 Pompey – Bristol and return 2O69

Very few Westerns 1004 on shed, and 1048 on 1B30 and 1A50 return

Recently transfered from the Eastern 5617, 5695, 5826 and 5828 on shed all day!

31 at T.Meads with 1V80, she came off here for fuelling

832 in her last month of active service, stabled on Bath Road, she was to later work a van train to Paddington

7068 having arrived on a Portsmouth service drops onto the depot

1811, 7068 and 111 on Bath Road depot

1840, 31, 185 and 1938 on Bath Road depot

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