For decades campaigners have fought off threats to the Severn Beach Line’s survival, and argued that it should be developed as an important part...
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Category: FoSBR Plan for Rail
Reducing car use in the West of England – can rail do the job?
FoSBR’s Tina Biggs wrote an article for Rail Professional magazine’s May edition titled “Reducing car use in the West of England – can rail...
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Bristol buses – what next?
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...
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Thornbury: Luke Hall responds
In February 2020, FoSBR member and Thornbury resident Chris P wrote to local MP Luke Hall. Chris wanted to know what Luke was doing...
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Is there support for Coalpit Heath station?
FoSBR have long advocated an additional station to the north-east of Bristol. The most promising locations are Winterbourne or Coalpit Heath, both of which...
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Thornbury: Questions for MP Luke Hall
FoSBR supporter Chris P has written an excellent letter to local MP Luke Hall, which neatly summarises current transport issues in Thornbury. These are...
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Latest JLTP4 – what does it mean for rail?
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...
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ZeroWest Winter Conference
FoSBR is a member of ZeroWest, an alliance of local organisations working towards a zero carbon West of England. Transport is a key policy...
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Pilning Station users up in arms at latest snub by GWR
What is the point of equipping new electric trains with selective door opening if you don’t use it at stations it’s designed for? Electrification...
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