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The Bristol Harbour Railway (known originally as the Harbour Railway) was a standard-gauge industrial railway that served the wharves and docks of Bristol, England. The line, which had a network of approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) of track, connected the Floating Harbour to the GWR mainline at Bristol Temple Meads .
46443 became a popular mainline engine in the 1980s when it was one of the engines used during the 150th anniversary of the Great Western Railway traveling along many old branchlines including the old Bristol Harbour Railway. 46521 saw use on the mainline in the 1990s but only saw a limited amount of use hauling excursion trains with one of its ...
Bristol Harbour Railway offers train rides along the quayside on selected weekends, using restored steam locomotives and rolling stock. [ 2 ] Moored in front of the museum is the collection of historic vessels, which include the 1934 fireboat Pyronaut [ 2 ] and two tugs: John King built as a diesel tug in 1935, and Mayflower , the world's ...
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Mayflower is a steam tug built in Bristol in 1861 and now preserved by Bristol Museums Galleries & Archives. She is based in Bristol Harbour at M Shed (formerly Bristol Industrial Museum ). She is the oldest Bristol-built ship afloat, and is believed to be the oldest surviving tug in the world.
There is a link to Bristol Harbour Railway in the "today" section but some of this info could be added in the 19th century section. Many of the cranes etc are described in Bristol Industrial Museum but again more could be added.— Rod talk 15:37, 7 April 2011 (UTC) Bristol Industrial Museum closed in 2006.
The path of the harbour railway across Spike Island is proposed for a £38 million rapid transit bus route from Ashton Vale to the city centre. The existing steam railway would be retained, but buses would gain a congestion-free journey into the city. [4] Subject to planning permission and finances, work could start 2012 with services running 2014.