Portway Parkway: costs rise
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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FOSBR Website updated
We have updated the FOSBR website! Our old website was developed back in the days when most people surfed the web on desktop computers….
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Temple Meads masterplan: November 2019 update
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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Brabazon Arena – planning application submitted
Details of the ambitious plans for YTL Arena Bristol have been revealed now the firm has submitted a planning application to transform the Brabazon…
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December 2019 Timetable – Now Available
The December 2019 GWR Timetable is now available. Almost all GWR services are affected by this change. Some trains no longer stop at all…
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Severn Beach – improved Sunday service from December
The December 2019 timetable enhancements are largely about the inter-city trains to London but there are some improvements to the service on the Severn…
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Overcrowded
Train users in our area will have noticed that many services are currently being operated by trains that are older and have fewer cars…
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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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Hawk hired at Bristol Temple Meads
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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The future of mobility
WECA, the West of England Combined Authority, has submitted an application for the Department for Transport to fund a £28 million ‘Future Mobility Living…
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