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WECA Strategic Rail Investment plan

WECA Strategic Rail Investment Plan

30 Nov 204 Mar 21Tim WeekesCapacity, Clean air, MetroWest Phase 1a, MetroWest Phase 1b, MetroWest Phase 2, News, Services, Stations, WECA

WECA approved their 10 year delivery plan for Strategic Rail Investment at a meeting on 4th December 2020.Continue reading

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How much of Britain's railway is electrified? From the Rail Industry Decarbonisation Taskforce Final Report to the Minister for Rail - July 2019

Decarbonising rail in Bristol

24 Feb 201 Oct 21Carol DurrantGlobal warming, News, Services, WECA

In 2016 the electrification of the Great Western Mail Line (GWML) from Bath to Bristol and from Bristol Parkway to Bristol Temple Meads was deferred...Continue reading

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ORR passenger rail usage data

Rail passenger numbers: a mixed picture

16 Jan 2018 Jan 20Carol DurrantNews, Services

The latest official rail passenger numbers from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) of show a mixed picture in the Bristol area, after a...Continue reading