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Alternative Avonmouth

Alternative Avonmouth by Bernard Matthews.
Most visitors to Avonmouth seem to visit Avonmouth and go to either the old flour mills at the docks entrance or a little further up the road to the coal silo.
Not that i am disputing their greatness, i cannot help but feel the pics are all very much the same.
Here is my amended version hopefully shedding new light on old subject matter.
Constructed around 1995, these silos link the coal supply at Portbury to Avonmouth via a long conveyor system that stretches under the river.
The trains pass under it and are automatically loaded in 36 minutes.
Perhaps the port authorities could consider my new colour scheme and add some spark and vitality into Avonmouth? Originally red, they have faded to a dull orangey red, not disimaler to a 1980's Ford Escort overdue a polish. 

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Fray Bentos  Pro User  says:

Excuse my simple-mindedness, but why they don't load the coal onto the trains at Portbury?
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Bernard Matthews  Pro User  says:

Errr, yes, good point, i have thought the same myself.
I know the trains go to Didcot power station, a more direct route from Avonmouth admittedly, but with the running costs and the initial building costs of these is it not more cost effective to go from straight from Portbury?
Who knows.
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weirdoldhattie  Pro User  says:

These were built before the branch to Portbury was reopened. (which was about 2002 I think)

Love this scheme though Bernard. Would suit it quite nicely!
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Bernard Matthews  Pro User  says:

Good point Hattie, i didnt think of that!!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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PaulGreen  Pro User  says:

love what you have done with this one....

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