Category: FoSBR Plan for Rail

The FoSBR Plan for Rail takes advantage of the region’s biggest underused asset – its suburban rail network – to deliver the backbone of a sustainable transport system.

Bristol, Bath and the West of England is crossed by railway lines. But the trains are infrequent, many places have no local station, and some lines are only used by freight trains. FoSBR is campaigning for more lines, more stations, and more frequent trains.

We want local lines to be electrified as soon as possible, to improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions to combat global warming. The network also needs to be fully integrated with buses, cycling and walking routes, with a single simple ticketing system to make it easy to use.

Almost all of the network is already in place – but it isn’t being exploited. Most of the enhancements we need for a turn-up-and-go metro service can be made using land the railway already owns.