Rhubarb!

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[grahame]

12:42 Gloucester to Frome due 14:53
12:42 Gloucester to Frome due 14:53 will no longer call at Stapleton Road, Lawrence Hill and Bristol Temple Meads.
It has been delayed at Gloucester and is now 21 minutes late.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Toilet facilities are not available at both ends.
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We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause.
Last Updated:15/12/2018 14:33

[patch38]

Toilet facilities are not available at both ends.

There are a number of ways of interpreting that... 

[chuffed]

If there are any rhubarb crowns at Frome  they could well be getting some additional fertiliser as the crowds disembark

[froome]

I thought this was going to be a thread about the Rhubarb Tavern. 

[grahame]

I thought this was going to be a thread about the Rhubarb Tavern. 

Ah ... the train used the Rhubarb loop ... named after that hostelry, I believe!

[johnneyw]

I thought this was going to be a thread about the Rhubarb Tavern. 

Ah ... the train used the Rhubarb loop ... named after that hostelry, I believe!

And the hostelry was named after the rhubarb fields that were in the vicinity many years ago. Or so I am lead to believe. It's a bit difficult to picture now though.

[Dispatch Box]

I thought this was going to be a thread about the Rhubarb Tavern. 

NO, NO ,NO, NOOOOO. It looks like its about the section of track from dr days to somerset jcn, Was I believe removed when the badminton line opened and reinstated some 8 years later.

[Bmblbzzz]

I thought this was going to be a thread about the Rhubarb Tavern. 

Ah ... the train used the Rhubarb loop ... named after that hostelry, I believe!

Is this the loop that runs from the line south of Temple Meads through St Philip's and back on itself?

[grahame]

I thought this was going to be a thread about the Rhubarb Tavern. 

Ah ... the train used the Rhubarb loop ... named after that hostelry, I believe!

Is this the loop that runs from the line south of Temple Meads through St Philip's and back on itself?

No - it's the loop from that runs from the line from Bath to the line headed north, allowing trains to skip Bristol Temple Meads - between the two pushpins on this map:

[froome]

Yup, the Rhubarb Tavern lies on the side of the road that goes under the railway between the two pushpins, right next to the railway bridge.

[Red Squirrel]

Ah, Rhubarb Curve! You should have said...

https://goo.gl/maps/vhMtKfbQ6Yr

[Bmblbzzz]

Thanks. (And the streetview – hmm, I thought the name seemed vaguely familiar, I realize it's cos I used to pass that Tavern twice a week on my way to Barton Hill trading estate.  )

Follow up: the two green pins are Dr Day's Junction (the northern one) and Bristol East junction (the, er, eastern one)?

[grahame]

... Dr Day's Junction ...

From the Bristol Rail site:

Dr Days Junction was named after Dr William Edward Day who lived in Barrow Road. The area was named after him when the bridge at Barrow Road needed to be cut for the railway to pass.

See also http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=12179.msg128987#msg128987

[Red Squirrel]

Thanks. (And the streetview – hmm, I thought the name seemed vaguely familiar, I realize it's cos I used to pass that Tavern twice a week on my way to Barton Hill trading estate.  )

Follow up: the two green pins are Dr Day's Junction (the northern one) and Bristol East junction (the, er, eastern one)?

The eastern pin is on North Somerset jct, which marked the start if the late lamented North Somerset Railway. Bristol East jct is the western vertex of the triangle; presumably so-named because it is to the east of Temple Meads Station.

Edit: Before someone corrects me, the eastern vertex of the triangle is actually Feeder Bridge jct; North Somerset jct is a few metres further east and connects the line to St Philip's Marsh.

[Bmblbzzz]

All clear. Thanks (and probably apologies in advance for the next time I forget and ask again ).