Brent Knoll Station

[whole diary]

[smokey]

I know this is totally Random but anyone Know on what date Brent Knoll station saw it's last Passenger Trains?

It was between Weston-Super-Mare and Highbridge and in my 1970 Western Timetable seemed to have a Parly sevrice.

[JayMac]

4th January 1971 according to Wikipedia.

[Andrew1939 from West Oxon]

What a nostalic report!

I used to live at Bridgwater and remember the old stopper service that called at Dunball, Highbridge, Brent Knoll, Uphill and several other minor halts bewteen Bridgwater and Weston - 2/4p CDR^▸ (Off Peak Day Return [ticket type] (formerly 'Cheap Day'))!, 4 shillings to Bristol and back taking around an hour or more!

[Lee]

..and in my 1970 Western Timetable seemed to have a Parly sevrice.

Just out of curiousity, what services at what times called at Brent Knoll in the 1970 timetable, smokey?

[smokey]

Index to Stations (page 7)

Brent Knoll 1*

* Information is given only in the footnotes or columns of the tables.

From Time Table 1 London Paddington to Bristol and the West of England 

Services calling Brent Knoll.

Monday-Fridays                                         

07:40 Highbridge                                               17:55   Bristol Temple Meads
07:46 Brent Knoll                                               17.59   Bedminster
07:55 Weston-super-Mare.                                 18:02   Parson Street
                                                                     18:11   Nailsea and Backwell
                                                                     18:17   Yatton
                                                                     18:28a Weston-super-Mare
                                                                     18:32d       "          "         "
                                                                     18:48   Brent Knoll   
                                                                     18:54   Highbridge
                                                                     19:03   Bridgwater
                                                                     19:20   Taunton

Saturdays (Throughout)                               (till 26th September)                    (from 3rd October)
         
07:15 Taunton                                            16:15   Bristol Temple Meads       17:35 
07:28 Bridgwater                                         16:19   Bedminster                    17:39
07:36 Highbridge                                         16:22   Parson Street                 17:42
07:41 Brent Knoll                                         16:31   Nailsea and Backwell       17:51
07:51 Weston-super-Mare                             16:37   Yatton                         17:57
                                                                16:48   Weston Milton               18:08
                                                                16:51a Weston-super-Mare       18:12
                                                                16:52d       "         "        "        18:16
                                                                17:03   Brent Knoll                   18:26
                                                                17:08   Highbridge                    18:32
                                                                17:18   Bridgwater                   18:41
                                                                17:32   Taunton                      18:56

[Lee]

Cheers smokey, very interesting 

[smokey]

Well I expect that 07.40 from Highbridge was the Last service to Start from Highbridge.
Can't see Anything Starting from there these days.

[devon_metro]

Well I expect that 07.40 from Highbridge was the Last service to Start from Highbridge.
Can't see Anything Starting from there these days.

Only a couple of years ago there was a Highbridge - Paddington HST^▸ (High Speed Train).

[jakemonkfish]

There still is (except it starts in Taunton)

[grahame]

Index to Stations (page 7)

Brent Knoll 1*

* Information is given only in the footnotes or columns of the tables.

From Time Table 1 London Paddington to Bristol and the West of England 

Monday-Fridays                                         

07:40 Highbridge                                               
07:46 Brent Knoll                                              
07:55 Weston-super-Mare.                                 
                                                                   

Smokey - can you tell me the connection off that at Weston to Bristol Temple Meads?  (d. WSM and a. BRI^» (Bristol Temple Meads - next trains))

Thanks!

[smokey]

The Next Train out of Weston-super-Mare was at 08:05 due arr Bristol T M at 08:32.
Service was the 05:40 Plymouth-Sheffield

[grahame]

Well I expect that 07.40 from Highbridge was the Last service to Start from Highbridge.
Can't see Anything Starting from there these days.

07:35 Taunton to Bristol Parkway due 09:03

This train will be started from Highbridge & Burnham.It will no longer call at: Taunton and Bridgwater.This is due to waiting earlier for a train crew member.  Last Updated: 27/08/2011 07:21

 

[grahame]

The Next Train out of Weston-super-Mare was at 08:05 due arr Bristol T M at 08:32.
Service was the 05:40 Plymouth-Sheffield

Thanks, Smokey ... so that was a commutable day to Bristol ... arrive there at 08:32 and leave at 17:55.   That compares very favourably in terms of usability for a normal working day when compared with the current (also near to "parly level") direct Westbury / Trowbridge to Swindon service that's designed to be a commuter train ... arrive there at 07:48 and leave at 18:44.