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....
Continue readingWECA approved their 10 year delivery plan for Strategic Rail Investment at a meeting on 4th December 2020....
Continue readingJohn Beales, a walk leader with Bristol Amblers and friend of FoSBR, has compiled a selection of walks from the Severn Beach Line....
Continue readingOn Saturday 10th October, four FOSBR supporters alighted at Avonmouth station at 11:03 for a walk from Avonmouth to the Lamplighters Inn in Shirehampton....
Continue reading1st October was National Poetry Day. What better excuse do we need to remind you of David C Johnson’s poem “The Severn Beach Line”,...
Continue readingLast 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...
Continue readingFor decades campaigners have fought off threats to the Severn Beach Line’s survival, and argued that it should be developed as an important part...
Continue readingIn 2016 the electrification of the Great Western Mail Line (GWML) from Bath to Bristol and from Bristol Parkway to Bristol Temple Meads was...
Continue readingFigures 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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