BRISTOL BARROW ROAD WAS THE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT OF THE MIDLAND RAILWAY (LATER LMS RAILWAY). BUILT IN 1873 ON THE SITE OF A PREVIOUS DEPOT. IT WAS MODERNISED IN THE 1930s WHEN A LARGE CONCRETE COAL HOPPER AND ASH PLANT WERE BUILT. ENGINES ALLOCATED TO BARROW ROAD CARRIED A 22A SHED PLATE ON THE SMOKEBOX, THIS WAS CHANGED TO 82E IN LATER BRITISH RAILWAYS DAYS. THE DEPOT BECAME BRISTOL'S LAST STEAM SHED AFTER THE CLOSURE OF ST PHILIP'S MARSH IN 1964. BARROW ROAD CLOSED ON 20TH NOVEMBER 1965. THE BUILDINGS WERE DEMOLISHED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS.
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