Bristol Bridge closure
Bristol City Council have announced that Bristol Bridge will be closed to private cars from 2nd Angust 2020. Why does FoSBR think the closure…
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Rail Campaigning and Covid-19
How should FoSBR position itself in these unprecedented times? FoSBR Chair Rob Dixon expresses the frustrations and opportunities faced by those involved in Rail…
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Fixing the roof at Temple Meads
Work to repair the roof of Grade 1 listed Temple Meads train station will start this summer. Network Rail announced on 26th June that…
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MetroWest plans extended to Gloucester and Westbury
The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has announced plans to extend the scope of MetroWest. In the north, trains will terminate at Gloucester…
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Coronavirus: What future for sustainable transport?
Updated 26 June 2020 to reflect changes in social distancing rules. How can we reconcile investment in sustainable transport with the steps we need…
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Reducing car use in the West of England – can rail do the job?
FoSBR’s Tina Biggs wrote an article for Rail Professional magazine’s May edition titled “Reducing car use in the West of England – can rail…
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Mike Baker 1961-2020
Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways were saddened to hear of the death of Mike Baker on 12th March 2020, at the age of just…
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Bristol buses – what next?
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…
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FoSBR AGM 2020: A brief report
This is a brief report of the FoSBR AGM, on 14th Feb 2020. Chair Rob Dixon summarised another busy year. FoSBR has had much…
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Greta Thunberg in Bristol
Greta Thunberg spoke at the Bristol Youth Strike for Climate gathering on 28th February 2020. Graham Ellis, FoSBR member and administrator of the Great…
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