Clifton, The River Avon From Downs 1887
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On the left bank is the single track Bristol & Portishead Pier & Railway, which opened as a broad gauge line in April 1867 and was worked by the Bristol & Exeter Railway. On the right bank is the line belonging to the secretive Bristol Port & Pier Railway running between Hotwells and Avonmouth. So secretive were they, that they kept everyone in the dark as to opening day for fear they would be inundated with passengers; they only had one engine. The BP&PR was totally isolated from other railways, for no provision was made for a connection.
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