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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

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...

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Severn Beach line tops 1.4 million passengers

February 4, 2020February 19, 2020Tim WeekesNews

Figures from GWR published by Severnside Community Rail Partnership show that usage of the Severn Beach line reached a new high of 1,407,102 journeys...

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...

Portway Parkway: costs rise

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019Carol DurrantNews, Stations

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...

December 2019 Timetable – Now Available

November 19, 2019December 5, 2019Tim WeekesNews, Services

The December 2019 GWR Timetable is now available. Almost all GWR services are affected by this change. Some trains no longer stop at all...

Severn Beach – improved Sunday service from December

November 13, 2019December 11, 2019Carol DurrantMetroWest Phase 1a, News, Services

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...

Clifton Down Access Improvements

November 11, 2019December 5, 2019Tina BiggsCampaigns, News, Stations

Those of you using Clifton Down station, via the car entrance to the car-park from Whiteladies Road, may have noticed that, on the left-hand...

GWR Timetable Changes – December 2019

November 8, 2019December 11, 2019Carol DurrantCampaigns, News

From December 15th there will be changes to timetables to improve the GWR Bristol-London service. When the new timetable is introduced, the fastest journey...

Avonmouth – station improvements

October 1, 2019December 5, 2019Carol DurrantNews, Stations

Avonmouth station has experienced ups and downs over the last few years, but recently benefitted from some TLC. First some background: in late 2014,...