By Joseph Burr (Published by The Fifty Fund) 
This book from The Fifty Fund focusses on the trains hauled by class 50s locomotives in and around the cities of Bristol and Bath. The first of the English Electric built locomotives arrived for duty at Bristol Bath Road depot in 1972 and for the next twenty years they were a staple of freight, passenger and maintenance trains in the area. We look at each of the main routes and branch lines from 1973 to the current day with many pictures from both before and after the major refurbishment of the class.
 
For the purposes of this book the area considered to be Bristol and Bath is the area inside the following locations: 
To the North: Cam and Dursley, To the East: Thingley Junction and Hullavington, To the South: Bradford Junctions and Cogload Junction. To the West:  The Severn Tunnel portal near Pilning.
 
John Cronin, the last Depot Manager at Bristol Bath Road (as part of his role as the Intercity Great Western Area Maintenance Engineer), has generously provided the foreward to the book, and provided an insights into the work of each of the Bristol Depots.    
Chapters:
Foreword by John Cronin
Introduction
Cam and Dursley to Westerleigh Junction
The Tytherington Branch
The Westerleigh Branch
Severn Tunnel via Bristol Parkway to Hullavington
Patchway and Stoke Gifford Junctions to Bristol Temple Meads
Severn Beach to Narroways Hill Junction and The Henbury Loop
Bristol Temple Meads via Bath Spa to Thingley Junction
Bathampton Junction via Bradford-on-Avon to Bradford South Junction
Thingley Junction via Melksham to Bradford South Junction
Bristol Temple Meads to Cogload Junction
The Temple Meads Relief Line—Somerset Junc to Bristol West Junc
The Portbury and Portishead Branch
Worle Junction via Weston Super Mare to Uphill Junction
Bristol Bath Road Depot
Barton Hill Depot
Bristol St Phillips Marsh and Marsh Junction Depots
 
Proceeds from the sale of ‘Hoovering Round’ will go towards the continued upkeep of the Class 50s in the care of the Class 50 Alliance Ltd. which is in turn supported by The Fifty Fund. 
 
Other books in this series: Hoovering Around Taunton and Exeter (also published by The Fifty Fund).