Bristol Temple Meads
45 148 at Bristol Temple Meads with an evening local train to Weston-Super-Mare on 9 November 1985.
Until May 1988, the roughly hourly service from Cardiff to Portsmouth was loco-hauled. These trains reversed at Bristol and often changed locos at the same time. Class 33's were the most common form of motive power, however, the Bristol to Cardiff leg of the Journey would often be worked by classes 47, 50 or even a 'Peak'. In this picture, taken on 11 July 1987, 50 003 has just arrived with a train from Cardiff. A class 33 has backed on to the other end in order to work the train on to Portsmouth.
Bath Road depot was situated right next to the southern end of Temple Meads station. This picture taken from the end of platform 12 in June 1989, shows (left to right) 50 046, 50 042, 50 019 and 50 015.
33 017 is seen at Temple Meads station with a train from Portsmouth on 11 July 1987.