Bristol Coal Stone Haul
3rd June 2007

The pictures contained here are those taken during the above railtour which myself and 4 other Operations Staff at Bristol, all Network rail employees, arranged to raise funds for the Railway Childrens Charity.

We ran the tour on June 3rd 2007 and visited various locations around Bristol. These included Portbury, Bath, Avonmouth BBHT, Severn Beach, Westerleigh Oil Terminal and Tytherington Quarry.

We used 50049 Defiance, 31105 and 31285 the later two lent to us as a one off special by Network Rail.

On the day about 500 people enjoyed the trip and we raised about £19,500 this figure is still climbing following additional donations from Network Rail.

If you found this site because you were a traveller on the train thanks for your support and who knows maybe in 2008 or 2009 we might try and do something all over again.

Not all pictures are mine but are provided with permission of the photographer.

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31105 & 31285 wait in the Up Through
31105 & 31285 wait in the Up Through
2007-06-03 08:05:42
 Buy Print		 31105 & 31285 wait in the Up Through
31105 & 31285 wait in the Up Through
2007-06-03 08:06:23
 Buy Print		 50049 Defiance at Tytherington Quarry ready to leave.
50049 Defiance at Tytherington Quarry ready to leave.
2007-06-03 14:47:34
 Buy Print		 50049 Defiance waits at Latteridge crossing while the Serco crew hastily remove the infra red light bulbs from 31285 before any more trees took their toll.
50049 Defiance waits at Latteridge crossing while the Serco crew hastily remove the infra red light bulbs from 31285 before any more trees took their toll.
2007-06-03 00:00:00
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50049 Defiance waits in the Up Through
50049 Defiance waits in the Up Through
2007-06-03 08:09:04
 Buy Print		 50049 Defiance waits in the Up Through
50049 Defiance waits in the Up Through
2007-06-03 08:10:21
 Buy Print		 After collecting £55 worth of Tesco sandwiches at Yate I rejoin the train for more problems!
After collecting £55 worth of Tesco sandwiches at Yate I rejoin the train for more problems!
2007-06-03 13:21:15
 Buy Print		 Alex seal and the headboards he and Mike Radford created.
Alex seal and the headboards he and Mike Radford created.
2007-06-02 11:16:48
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Alex struggling with the day
Alex struggling with the day
2007-06-03 12:23:31
 Buy Print		 Almost entire crew, Standing L-R Dave Cole, Criag Munday, Steve Height, Rob Aston, Mike Broom, Denise Hewlett, Adrian Hewlett, Viv Radford, Mike Radford, Seated L-R Me, Harry Spencer, Greg dash, Hannah Hewlett, Jessica Spencer. Not pictured, Dawn Spencer, Roger Ellis, Chris Fuoco, Stve Thornley
Almost entire crew, Standing L-R Dave Cole, Criag Munday, Steve Height, Rob Aston, Mike Broom, Denise Hewlett, Adrian Hewlett, Viv Radford, Mike Radford, Seated L-R Me, Harry Spencer, Greg dash, Hannah Hewlett, Jessica Spencer. Not pictured, Dawn Spencer, Roger Ellis, Chris Fuoco, Stve Thornley
2007-06-03 19:37:59
 Buy Print		 Broom and Height at Avonmouth
Broom and Height at Avonmouth
2007-06-03 11:30:48
 Buy Print		 CF clearing up
CF clearing up
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Dave stresses over Latteridge Crossing !!
Dave stresses over Latteridge Crossing !!
2007-06-03 11:53:32
 Buy Print		 Dawn and Harry Spencer
Dawn and Harry Spencer
2007-06-03 19:38:36
 Buy Print		 Dawn and Jess on their way to £752 worth of raffle tickets
Dawn and Jess on their way to £752 worth of raffle tickets
2007-06-03 14:48:38
 Buy Print		 Front coach crowd control
Front coach crowd control
2007-06-03 00:00:00
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Front coach crowd control
Front coach crowd control
2007-06-03 00:00:00
 Buy Print		 Front coach crowd control
Front coach crowd control
2007-06-03 00:00:00
 Buy Print		 Gleed missed the sky !
Gleed missed the sky !
2007-06-03 11:31:36
 Buy Print		 Harry with his swapped HV
Harry with his swapped HV
2007-06-03 00:00:00
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Locals at Latteridge as we wait to cross
Locals at Latteridge as we wait to cross
2007-06-03 15:12:06
 Buy Print		 Me and Darren contemplate where to 60 gallons of H2O at Westerliegh
Me and Darren contemplate where to 60 gallons of H2O at Westerliegh
2007-06-03 14:43:01
 Buy Print		 Me and Mike as we top up Defiance
Me and Mike as we top up Defiance
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 Buy Print		 Me and Mike at the start of the day leaving the panel after the stewards brief.
Me and Mike at the start of the day leaving the panel after the stewards brief.
2007-06-03 00:00:00
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Me and Mike in yet more conversation about operations.
Me and Mike in yet more conversation about operations.
2007-06-03 15:42:54
 Buy Print		 Me enjoying 5 minutes of peace
Me enjoying 5 minutes of peace
2007-06-03 12:36:01
 Buy Print		 Me happy in the knowledge that Defiance will run beautifully once we get these 60 gallons in, I do hope he wasn't on a water meter!
Me happy in the knowledge that Defiance will run beautifully once we get these 60 gallons in, I do hope he wasn't on a water meter!
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 Buy Print		 Me, Dawn, Jess and harry at the end of a very fruitful day.
Me, Dawn, Jess and harry at the end of a very fruitful day.
2007-06-03 19:28:21
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Mike as we top up Defiance
Mike as we top up Defiance
2007-06-03 00:00:00
 Buy Print		 Mike just get in and lets get going!
Mike just get in and lets get going!
2007-06-03 00:00:00
 Buy Print		 Monty checks for spilt beer at Avonmouth
Monty checks for spilt beer at Avonmouth
2007-06-03 12:26:29
 Buy Print		 More bars on the windows please
More bars on the windows please
2007-06-03 13:24:35
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Mr
Mr "R" at Avonmouth
2007-06-03 11:30:01
 Buy Print		 Mr
Mr "T" having enjoying the fresh air.
2007-06-03 13:27:10
 Buy Print		 Mr & Mrs
Mr & Mrs "R" Avonmouth
2007-06-03 11:32:17
 Buy Print		 Mr T and his hair piece
Mr T and his hair piece
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Mr T at Avonmouth
Mr T at Avonmouth
2007-06-03 11:29:25
 Buy Print		 Saviour of the day 3 times, once with colouring books, once with sandwiches and finally with water, Monty we're not worthy
Saviour of the day 3 times, once with colouring books, once with sandwiches and finally with water, Monty we're not worthy
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 Buy Print		 Spot the problem at latteridge
Spot the problem at latteridge
2007-06-03 14:18:18
 Buy Print		 Steve abandons his post
Steve abandons his post
2007-06-03 17:13:00
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Ted lines up anonother shot of the sky!
Ted lines up anonother shot of the sky!
2007-06-03 11:30:34
 Buy Print		 The Bar Crew
The Bar Crew
2007-06-03 13:22:47
 Buy Print		 The bar hard at work
The bar hard at work
2007-06-03 13:49:40
 Buy Print		 The family at the end of the day
The family at the end of the day
2007-06-03 20:26:49
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The headboards
The headboards
2007-06-03 00:00:00
 Buy Print		 The store cupboard
The store cupboard
2007-06-02 11:12:10
 Buy Print		 We really need bars on these windows
We really need bars on these windows
2007-06-03 13:21:56
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