Capacity Archives | Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways

WECA Strategic Rail Investment Plan

30 Nov 203 Dec 20Tim WeekesCapacity, Clean air, MetroWest Phase 1a, MetroWest Phase 1b, MetroWest Phase 2, News, Services, Stations, WECA

WECA will consider their 10 year delivery plan for Strategic Rail Investment at a meeting on 4th December 2020....

Bristol City Council social media slide for Ashley Hill station engagement

Ashley Down Station

30 Sep 202 Oct 20Tim WeekesCapacity, FoSBR Plan for Rail, MetroWest Phase 2, News, Stations, WECA

Bristol City Council would like to hear people’s views about the proposed access arrangements for Ashley Down train station. This station is due to...

Getting back on the train

26 Jul 2028 Jul 20Tim 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

30 Jan 201 Feb 20Tim 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

11 Nov 1910 Jan 20Tony 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

22 Feb 197 Jan 20Carol 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

8 Dec 185 Dec 19Tim 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)

29 Jul 189 Dec 19Carol 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...