A Journey into Reading (5th February 1967)

Film about the Coley Branch Line with original footage from a train enthusiasts' awayday in 1967.

[@DuncanPrior]

This is a terrific short film. I walked along the branch line this week with my Dad and we both really enjoyed it. It's amazing showing the picture of the bridge on Berkeley Avenue with nothing around it.

[@martytrain]

I used to work into coley yard with the trip coal from Reading west Junction back in the early 80,s with a class 31 loco or sometimes an 08 yard pilot. We usually had a break van too and used 16 ton unfitted coal wagons.

[@andrewtaylor5695]

Very nice video. The Green Park reference at the end isn’t quite right. It’s not a new line in from Green Park, just a new station on the existing line to Basingstoke. I remember going over the Berkeley Avenue bridge and craning my neck to see the goods yard. And now when I drive down the A33 I always think about the way it was.