Carol Durrant, Author at Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways

2013 FOSBR Award - artwork by Mike Baker

Mike Baker 1961-2020

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020Carol DurrantNews, Stations

Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways were saddened to hear of the death of Mike Baker on 12th March 2020, at the age of just...

Bristol buses – what next?

March 15, 2020March 27, 2020Carol DurrantFoSBR Plan for Rail, News, Stations, WECA

From April 2020 WECA will take over responsibility for overseeing bus services across Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) and South Gloucestershire. This...

Walk

Rail across the Severn – then & now

March 14, 2020March 24, 2020Carol DurrantWalk

This walk was researched before the Covid-19 lockdown & is published in anticipation of freer movement in the months ahead. This is a circular...

How much of Britain's railway is electrified? From the Rail Industry Decarbonisation Taskforce Final Report to the Minister for Rail - July 2019

Decarbonising rail in Bristol

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020Carol DurrantNews, Services, WECA

In 2016 the electrification of the Great Western Mail Line (GWML) from Bath to Bristol and from Bristol Parkway to Bristol Temple Meads was...

Latest JLTP4 – what does it mean for rail?

February 12, 2020March 7, 2020Carol DurrantFoSBR Plan for Rail, MetroWest Phase 1a, MetroWest Phase 1b, MetroWest Phase 2, News, WECA

At the end of January WECA released the latest iteration of the Joint Local Transport Plan (JLTP4 2020-2036 January 2020). This document steers transport...

Rail passenger numbers: a mixed picture

January 16, 2020January 18, 2020Carol DurrantNews, Services

The latest official rail passenger numbers from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) of show a mixed picture in the Bristol area, after...

FoSBR Chair Rob Dixon at Filton Abbey Wood Station

Fewer trains from Lawrence Hill and Stapleton Road to Bristol Parkway – UPDATE

December 12, 2019January 10, 2020Carol DurrantNews, Services

From 15th December 2019 the GWR timetable has changed. The frequency and journey times of the GWR Bristol to London services has improved, but...

Portway Parkway: costs rise

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019Carol DurrantNews, Stations

Development work by Network Rail has seen the overall cost of the new station at Portway Park & Ride/Parkway rise to between £3.4 million...

Brabazon Arena – planning application submitted

November 19, 2019January 18, 2020Carol DurrantMetroWest Phase 2, News

YTL has revealed details of the ambitious plans for YTL Arena Bristol in a planning application to transform the Brabazon hangars at Filton into...

Severn Beach – improved Sunday service from December

November 13, 2019December 11, 2019Carol DurrantMetroWest Phase 1a, News, Services

The December 2019 timetable enhancements are largely about the inter-city trains to London but there are some improvements to the service on the Severn...