The Bristolian by danob
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Here in Swindon where I now live was once the centre for the building of many great Steam trains and coaches the Town grew around this industry This is an image of the Bristolian a Castle Class steam Train on display in her home.
The formation of the train was of seven coaches totalling 220 tons. Initially, a 'King' class locomotive was employed on the 'Bristolian', but within a short time, the 'Castle' class were found to be more suitable. The service was suspended at the beginning of the Second World War and was finally restored in 1954, again with the use of 'Kings' later to be replaced by the 'Castles'. By this time, the 'Castle' class had been modified with regard to their steaming capabilities, and maximum speeds of 100 mph were not unknown. At the end of steam, several trains were known to complete the journey in under 94 minutes at an average speed of 75.2 mph.
Comments (38)
What a beautiful train!! So sleek and regal.
Excellent work !!!
Impressive facts and quite a gorgeous old steamy there. It looks to be quite well kept up. Hey, what class does the Flying Scottsman fall into? Thanks for sharing this. =o]
HOGWARTS...WOOO HOOOOO!!!! Awesome looking train, captured in a flawless way. Have a great night Danny. #:O)
Kort she was Ex-L.N.E.R. A3 class 4-6-2, Never as far as I know came down on this line which was the G.W.R. All of these 4 main lines were run with great pride a far cry from the poor railways we have here now
Fantastic photo and view of all !! Thanks not having cut little boy red clothing behind and his father... I suppose you kept them for scales side viewing and also hope you retain the jubilation of the child... Marvellous ! q:)
wow, such an impressive shot......I love such trains....it shows so much charisma
Laelia The dark figure is a Porter the Red figure is the father going into the cabin completely forgetting his little boy in his excitement you know its a guy thing Trains lol
wowwwww, impressiv photo!!! and very beautiful capture for this one pertty coaches.. excellent my friend ;) good evening and kiss
Well as you know my mothers from swindon.. and spent many a holiday there visiting relatives..and yes been here many moons ago the Great western.. bring back wonderful memories of an idyllic childhood.. and fantasic perspective dan... picture post card.. should be used in illustration ... perfection :)
Excellent shot. That bell suggests this engine did some time on North 'merkin rails.
Perfect capture danny.Absolutely flawless.I love the little child in the red coat...I'm not sure why,but he really adds something to this pic for me.
Wow, what a wonder in mechanical engineering design! Beautiful capture Danny, the composition is perfect. Have an awesome day!
fine old streamer here. very well photo too
Wow This is a wonderful old stream train here Excellent capture Vote n hugs Susan~
Ohhh wow!! Can I borrow this beautiful train to put in my railroad station picture I just uploaded? LOL Looks like we both were thinking of trains today. ;-) Awesome image Dan!! Clean, crisp, beautiful perspective, DOF and light! Love it...V
Wow... Beautiful capture of this old train. Aloha
A grand engine and in mint condition. Thanks for sharing as well as the info.
Nice job on this Dan, your POV really captures the size and beauty of this old train..Aloha!
Doesn't this do justice to the old lady!
such a beautiful pov of this amazing old stream train and station . when i lived in England its the thing that i remeber the most for some reason the train stations.. i think it always had something timeless and special about them... what an excellent shot !! ... awesome!
Ah ! Grand capture of days gone by, such memories.....
Ah, a beautiful nostalgic shot of the gleaming paint and polished brass. Have travelled a lot on some historical steam trains in India and I understand the romance attached to it. Great shot!
WOW, almost like the Hogworth express! What a joy to see an old machne like this taken care of so lovingly.
oh wonderful shot and wonderful vehicle - my father drove such steam-locomotives - My memory of my childhood - fantastic expeditions - hissing of steam - loud whistle of locomotive:-) thanks Danny!!! V
A impressive and spectacular engine.....!!! Wonderful photo my friend......!!!! V
Glorious shot!
Beautiful shot.
Beautiful capture of this golden oldie! 75 mph was quite an achievement! Whew!
Cool train! They really knew how to build them in those days. Fantastic pic! V (: