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Videos of the line  

A selection of YouTube videos.

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May 2021:

"Fly the disused Portishead to Pill branch line" – a drone flight along the disused part of the line.

Duration: 7mins 45 secs.

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May 2012:     

“Tracking down Portishead Railway” – a video made by one of our youngest members for a school project.

Duration: 6 mins.

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May 2010:

“The Portishead Railway” – a short documentary by Jonathan Bliss. Duration: 8 mins.

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25 Sept 2010: The Brunelian – Special HST trip from Temple Meads to Royal Portbury Docks. This video shows the train passing Seamills and Pill from the lineside.

Duration: 5 mins 35s.

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25 Sept 2010: The Brunelian – Special HST trip from Temple Meads to Royal Portbury Docks. This video covers Temple Meads to Clifton Suspension Bridge from the train.

Duration: 5 mins.

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25 Sept 2010: The Brunelian – Special HST trip from Temple Meads to Royal Portbury Docks. This video covers Clifton Suspension Bridge to Portbury from the train.  

Duration: 6 mins.

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25 Sept 2010: The Brunelian – Special HST trip from Temple Meads to Royal Portbury Docks. This video covers Ashton to Clifton Suspension Bridge from the train.

Duration: 2  mins 30s.

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25 Sept 2010: The Brunelian – Special HST trip from Temple Meads to Royal Portbury Docks. This video shows Sea Mills and Pill from the train.

Duration: 1 min. 15 s.

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25 Sept 2010: The Brunelian – Special HST trip from Temple Meads to Royal Portbury Docks. This video shows Avonmouth Bridge to Royal Portbury Docks from the train.

Duration: 1 min.

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Oct 2008: Part of the BBC documentary “Beeching’s Tracks” with Simon Calder.

Duration: 2 Mins.

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1985: Steam Trains on the Portishead Line - part 1.

Duration: 7 mins.

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1985: Steam Trains on the Portishead Line - part 2.

Duration: 8 mins.

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1985: Steam Trains on the Portishead Line - part 3.

Duration: 6 mins.

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