Capacity Archives | Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways

Getting back on the train

July 26, 2020July 28, 2020Tim WeekesCampaigns, Capacity, Clean air, WECA

It is difficult to overstate the impact that measures to control Covid-19 have had on rail, bus and coach travel. Government orders led passenger...

Artist's impression of HS2 Leeds Station

HS2

January 30, 2020February 1, 2020Tim WeekesCapacity, News

HS2 is controversial, and it’s not on our patch. The easy option would be for FoSBR to stay neutral. But HS2 matters to everyone,...

Westerleigh Junction

November 11, 2019January 10, 2020Tony LloydCampaigns, Capacity

Named after the nearby village, Westerleigh Junction is where the Cross Country Route from York to Bristol Temple Meads meets the South Wales Main...

FoSBR celebrate success of Filton Bank Four-tracking

February 22, 2019January 7, 2020Carol DurrantCampaigns, Capacity, MetroWest Phase 1a

On Friday 22nd February 2019, FoSBR held a “party” on the platform at Filton Abbey Wood railway station to celebrate the success of the...

Filton Bank reopens

December 8, 2018December 5, 2019Tim WeekesCampaigns, Capacity, MetroWest Phase 1a, News

On the morning of Monday 3 December Network Rail successfully completed the installation of two new railway lines between Filton Abbey Wood and Bristol...

Bristol Area Signalling Renewals and Enhancements (BASRE)

July 29, 2018December 9, 2019Carol DurrantCapacity, News

In April 2018 Network Rail completed the Bristol Area Signalling Renewals and Enhancements (BASRE) project, an upgrade of signalling in and around Bristol Temple...