FoSBR were disappointed at the loss of some services in the December 2020 Severn Beach Line timetable due to work on Bristol East Junction....
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FoSBR look at the ORR Station usage figures for 2019-2020 to see how passenger numbers have changed in our area....
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WECA approved their 10 year delivery plan for Strategic Rail Investment at a meeting on 4th December 2020....
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John Beales, a walk leader with Bristol Amblers and friend of FoSBR, has compiled a selection of walks from the Severn Beach Line....
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On Saturday 10th October, four FOSBR supporters alighted at Avonmouth station at 11:03 for a walk from Avonmouth to the Lamplighters Inn in Shirehampton....
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1st October was National Poetry Day. What better excuse do we need to remind you of David C Johnson’s poem “The Severn Beach Line”,...
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Last weekend was the 25th anniversary of FoSBR’s formation. COVID-19 prevented us from holding any large celebration, but small groups (less than six) of...
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For decades campaigners have fought off threats to the Severn Beach Line’s survival, and argued that it should be developed as an important part...
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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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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...
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