40th Anniversary Celebrations (Video)

Posted on April 8, 2018 by corwinb

On Saturday March 24th 2018, the Bristol Harbour Railway celebrated 40 years of operation on Bristol’s Harbourside, accompanied by the Lydney Town Band and of course a cake to commemorate the occasion! 101-year old ‘Portbury’ did the honours, pushing and pulling the freshly-refurbished passenger train up and down all day. What started as a group of enthusiasts, one locomotive (Henbury) and a brake van has seen dozens of changes on the harbourside, with the disused industrial area changing into a vibrant tourist hotspot. Long may it continue to bring delight to passengers, giving a unique experience in UK preservation.

Half term operating weekends (Feb)

Posted on February 15, 2018 by corwinb

Portbury was in action last weekend, despite the weather on Saturday lots of people were out! Sunday saw some sunnier climes.

All being well, trains should be operating this weekend too!

First operating weekend of 2018 – 10th/11th Feb

Posted on February 9, 2018 by corwinb

The BHR will be in operation tomorrow and Sunday! An early start for an exciting year, and the public debut of the newly overhauled TOAD.

Portbury was out on Thursday shunting the passenger train together.

Portbury the Centenarian

Posted on October 10, 2017 by corwinb

Just one photo from last weekend. Portbury standing at SS GB Halt.

Night Shoot with Portbury

Posted on February 19, 2017 by corwinb

Last night the BHR was host to another of the popular photo charters organised by 30742 Charters and M Shed Museum.

This time it was a night shoot on the quayside, where Portbury shared the limelight with the museum’s Bristol lorry.

Here’s a video posted by Martin Creese on the 30742 facebook page:

and a couple of snaps from the evening from the same page:

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Autumn operating weekends

Posted on October 22, 2016 by corwinb

Portbury is out and working today and tomorrow on the penultimate operating weekend of 2016.

Here’s a photo of the harbourside in yesterday’s evening sunshine.

Portbury on the Avon Valley Railway – Photos and Video

Posted on October 18, 2016 by corwinb

Last weekend, Portbury was one of the visiting guest engines at the Avon Valley Railway’s ‘Industrial Roots’ gala. Also in attendance were Manning Wardle ‘Charwelton’ (from the Kent and East Sussex Railway), as well as ‘Austerity’ tank ‘Sapper’ and Polish-built TKh ‘Karel’.

Here are a few pics and vids from various places on the internet. Highlights included goods trains, and a quadruple header at the end of the day!

Adam Ashford captured these photos and video.