Rail passenger numbers: a mixed picture
The latest official rail passenger numbers from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) of show a mixed picture in the Bristol area, after…
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FoSBR AGM 2020
Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways (FoSBR) will be holding our Annual General Meeting on Friday, 14th February 2020. We apologise for the fact that…
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Western Gateway Rail Strategy Consultation
FoSBR have submitted a response to the Western Gateway Rail Strategy Consultation. We call on them to increase rail investment, and to halt their…
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Fewer trains from Lawrence Hill and Stapleton Road to Bristol Parkway – UPDATE
From 15th December 2019 the GWR timetable has changed. The frequency and journey times of the GWR Bristol to London services has improved, but…
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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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