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Bristol Harbour Railway - Updates and Goings on

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by Corbs, Jul 10, 2009.

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  1. Corbs

    Corbs Well-Known Member

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    The rail-mounted Coles crane can pick up one end at a time and pivot it around onto the track :) Makes it a lot easier,

    Three blog post updates:

    Docks Heritage Weekend 2025

    Have-A-Go Week, 29’s Overhaul, A New Pontoon and a Spot of Gardening

    We’re Going Back Up The Branch! (I)
    A small but meaningful step in the right direction as we lay a track panel at the far end of the line.
    IMG_0719.jpeg
     
    Corbs, Oct 22, 2025
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    Corbs, Dec 1, 2025
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    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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    Now if we can have the river crossing back …… and line back to the network rail metals
     
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    Hope that Fox, Walker loco will get the TLC she needs, being so rare !
     
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    Progress being made in returning the Harbour Railway to Butterfly Junction (is it still called that?) - pics taken on my walk to work this morning. 20260204_084527.jpg 20260204_084655.jpg
     
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    Looking really good and swift progress!
     
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    Spamcan81, Feb 4, 2026
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    Lovely stuff Ian, some great photos there in your Flickr album. That photo below looks remarkably similar today, but your pics of the line South of the Ashton Avenue bridge make me very nostalgic for life before it was converted to a busway. There can't be many preserved railways that have been nibbled away as much as the BHR, but I guess that's the price you pay for running a heritage railway in a city centre.

     
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    Thanks. I both ran and participated in a number of photo charters over the years and the range of motive power was remarkable. Dave Martin was a dab hand at getting visiting locos. Lots more photos to upload.
     
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    Splendid Progress !

    Congratulations
     
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    Running dates for the year have been announced: https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/m-shed/train-rides/

    Upcoming dates for 2026
    • Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 March
    • Saturday 4 to Monday 6 April
    • Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April
    • Saturday 2 to Monday 4 May
    • Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 May
    • Saturday 23 to Monday 25 May
    • Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June
    • Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June
    • Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 July
    • Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July
    • Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 August
    • Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 August
    • Saturday 29 to Monday 31 August
    • Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September
    • Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September
    • Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October
    • Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October
    • Saturday 31 and Sunday 1 November

    They are also running their popular steam locomotive and crane driving experiences, in the second week of June. And I just so happen to be working in Bristol that week... So I've treated myself. Not been behind the regulator for a few years, and £80 isn't bad going for twenty mins on a steam locomotive and twenty mins driving a crane.
     
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