1967
ST5974 : Montpelier Station: the tunnel mouth
taken 57 years ago, near to Redland, Bristol, England
Montpelier Station: the tunnel mouth
The diesel shunter & its box van first recorded in ST5974 : Montpelier Station, with a mystery! are about to enter the tunnel. The tunnel (288 yds long) was apparently used as an air-shelter by the stationmaster during WWII, just as well perhaps because the station was damaged during an air raid on 16th March 1941. Most of the damage was to buildings & the signal box on the down platform. The bombers were perhaps hoping to hit the viaduct over Cheltenham Road just beyond the station.
Montpelier railway station, Bristol
The station was opened on 1 October 1874 as Montpellier by the Great Western and Midland Railways as part of the Clifton Extension Railway. Goods services at Montpelier (as it was known by then) ended in 1965, and all staff were withdrawn in 1967. The line was largely reduced to single track in 1970, with the northern platform abandoned and all trains using the remaining platform. (Extract of the Wikipedia entry).
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- Grid Square
- ST5974, 324 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Martin Tester (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- 29 December 1967 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 28 August, 2020
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
ST 5935 7455 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:28.1069N 2:35.1960W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: ST 5930 7454
- View Direction
- East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
