Bristol Bath Road Round the Clock
A digital re-master of our
documentary detailing the final days of Bristol Bath Road diesel
traction depot in May 1995. This programme captures two days and one
night in the life of the depot during its last days of full working,
when the depot had responsibility for the maintenance and repair of
CrossCountry, Great Western, Res and EPS locomotives. The staff are
seen at work, round the clock, in an hour-by-hour account of the
depot’s varied and fascinating activities, which include....
TRACTION MOTOR BLOWER
REMOVAL
from newly-refurbished 37604 - filmed from the overhead crane;
HST POWER UNIT LIFT
on power car 43016;
THE NIGHT SHIFT
with the fitters working against the clock to
service the Res Class 47s as they come off the Royal Mail trains,
UNDERFRAME
CLEANING -
the dirtiest job at Bath Road - and you can see why;
LOAD BANK TEST
where 47806 is put through its paces to assess its
power output;
ON THE JACKS
as 47818 becomes the final loco to be lifted at Bath Road for a
thorough underframe inspection;
THE
MORNING CONFERENCE
is captured ‘live’ as the Depot Engineer
meets his team of supervisors to discuss progress on locomotive
repairs and exams;
THE CLASS 47
SCRAPLINE
with withdrawn Class 47s  awaiting the cutters torch;
LOCOMOTIVE
RECORDS
on the depots loco fleet are explained by the depot’s
Technical Clerk;
THE DEPOT TURNTABLE
in action turning an HST power car and a Class
47 for the last time;
OPEN ALL
HOURS
where the maintenance shed is a constant hive of traction
activity, including visits from Transrail’s 37407 and Railfreight
Distribution’s 47292.
THERE’S ALSO...a
trip on the footplate of 47774 for a detailed view of the trackwork
through the confines of the depot, from the Main Shed into Temple
Meads station and then passing between the Heavy Lift Shop and Jacking
Shed to travel onto the depot turntable; there’s an end-to-end overhead view of
th e Heavy Lift Shop,
PLUS
a fire brigade training exercise on withdrawn 47509.
FINALLY,
there are scenes from the depot’s last day of operation
on Friday 26th May 1995, when Bath Road diesel depot officially closed
its doors, bringing to an end over 30 years operation as a locomotive
maintenance facility. An immaculate 47816 was christened ‘Bristol
Bath Road’ and the depot staff were presented with their ISO9002
Quality Award. It ends with a final historic loco line-up featuring
D172 ‘Ixion’, 37604 and the newly-named 47816.
"It seems sad to think that this programme is
now an epitaph to a famous facility." RAILWAY MAGAZINE
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Programme Fact File
Introduction: John Cameron Depot Engineer - Bristol
Bath Road.
Narration: David Maxey.
First Published: 1995 VHS, 2012 DVD
Area Featured: Depot Only
Classes Featured: 37, 47, 46.
Availability: Now
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Other Locomaster Profiles Programmes featuring depot life: Toton - The Works. |
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