The Bristol Harbour Railway

The Bristol Harbour Railway

Henbury departing SS Great Britain Station

The Bristol Harbour Railway is a Standard Gauge line located in Bristol, next the Princes Wharf Industrial Museum. It is the only passenger carrying Harbour Railway running in Britain.

It has two main routes, the first is a shade over a mile long, from the Museum to Create Centre.

The Second is from the Museum to the SS Great Britain.

At the moment the Museum is undergoing refurbishment and will reopen in 2011!

At the moment the Line only operates from the SS Great Britain Station to Create Centre (Butterfly Junction) station.

There are two steam locos that work on the line, and both were built in Bristol, one is a Peckett, and the other an Avonside.

Passengers ride in open Converted Wagons.

Trains usually consist of one Bogie open Wagon, one 4 wheel open Wagon and a GWR Toad Brake-van!

Things to spot on your journey that are of interest… there is a Steam Crane on the dock side, three tall Dockyard cranes, certain Boats moored next to the line, and the rolling stock of the line!

Line Length: 1 Mile, 1/2 a mile.

Operating Dates: March 10th/21st, April 3rd/4th/5th, 17th/18th, May 1st/2nd/3rd, 29th/30th/31st, June 19th/20th, July 10th/11th, 31st, August 1st, 28th/29th/30th, September 11th/12th, October 2nd/3rd, 23rd/24th, 30th/31st.

(Key: Green=Bristol Harbour Festival. Black=Normal Running)

Website: No Website

Operational Locomotives:

• Avonside 0-6-0ST Portbury
• Peckett & Son ltd. 0-6-0ST Henbury

Gallery:

Avonside 0-6-0ST Portbury Outside the shed

Portbury's Cab

Henbury taking Water at SS Great Britain Station