Bristol Temple Meads Archives | Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways

Roof of main train shed, Bristol Temple Meads, 2020

Fixing the roof at Temple Meads

June 29, 2020June 29, 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...

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

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020Carol DurrantNews, 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...

Rail passenger numbers: a mixed picture

January 16, 2020January 18, 2020Carol 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...

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...

Bristol Area Signalling Renewals and Enhancements (BASRE)

July 29, 2018December 9, 2019Carol DurrantCapacity, News

In April 2018 Network Rail completed the Bristol Area Signalling Renewals and Enhancements (BASRE) project, an upgrade of signalling in and around Bristol Temple...