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Portway Parkway site

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...

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<img width="883" height="520" src="https://fosbr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Temple-Quarter-MP-area-aerial-view-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Aerial view of Temple Meads masterplan area" srcset="https://fosbr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Temple-Quarter-MP-area-aerial-view-1.jpg 883w, https://fosbr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Temple-Quarter-MP-area-aerial-view-1-300x177.jpg 300w, https://fosbr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Temple-Quarter-MP-area-aerial-view-1-768x452.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px" />

Aerial view of Temple Meads masterplan area

Temple Meads masterplan: November 2019 update

November 28, 2019January 7, 2020Tim WeekesNews, Stations

On 27 November, FoSBR representatives attended a ‘workshop’ event at Mott MacDonald’s office in Bristol to review the masterplan for upgrading Temple Meads station....

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Hawk hired at Bristol Temple Meads

November 12, 2019December 9, 2019Carol DurrantNews, Stations

A hawk has been hired by Bristol Temple Meads railway station to scare away aggressive seagulls. The six-month-old Harris hawk, called Artemis, has started...

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Clifton Down Access Improvements

November 11, 2019December 5, 2019Tina BiggsCampaigns, News, Stations

Those of you using Clifton Down station, via the car entrance to the car-park from Whiteladies Road, may have noticed that, on the left-hand...

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Stapleton Road Footbridge

November 8, 2019December 5, 2019Carol DurrantCampaigns, News, Stations

The successful completion of the four-tracking of Filton Bank last December doubled the number of lines between Filton Abbey Wood and Bristol Temple Meads...

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New lifts at Patchway Station

November 8, 2019December 5, 2019Carol DurrantCampaigns, News, Stations

Because of electrification of the Paddington to South Wales main line, the passenger footbridge at Patchway station had to be raised or replaced –...

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Avonmouth station 2019

Avonmouth – station improvements

October 1, 2019December 5, 2019Carol DurrantNews, Stations

Avonmouth station has experienced ups and downs over the last few years, but recently benefitted from some TLC. First some background: in late 2014,...

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