Bristol Temple Meads Archives | Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways

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ORR passenger rail usage data

Rail passenger numbers: a mixed picture

January 16, 2020January 17, 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...

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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....

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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...

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New signal at Bristol Temple Meads

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...

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