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How the Severn Beach Line was saved

September 24, 2020September 25, 2020Tony LloydCampaigns, FoSBR Plan for Rail, News, Services, Stations

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...

FoSBR support campaign for Stroudwater station

August 25, 2020August 26, 2020Carol DurrantCampaigns, News, Stations, WECA

Carol Kambites of Stonehouse Town Council contacted FoSBR in July to ask us to support the Stroudwater Station campaign. The proposed station is at...

Roof of main train shed, Bristol Temple Meads, 2020

Fixing the roof at Temple Meads

June 29, 2020July 7, 2020Tim WeekesNews, Stations

Work to repair the roof of Grade 1 listed Temple Meads train station will start this summer. Network Rail announced on 26th June that...

2013 FOSBR Award - artwork by Mike Baker

Mike Baker 1961-2020

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020Carol DurrantNews, Stations

Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways were saddened to hear of the death of Mike Baker on 12th March 2020, at the age of just...

Bristol buses – what next?

March 15, 2020March 27, 2020Carol DurrantFoSBR Plan for Rail, News, Stations, WECA

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...

Is there support for Coalpit Heath station?

March 4, 2020March 6, 2020Tina BiggsFoSBR Plan for Rail, Stations

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...