Network Rail has revealed further details about work it will soon be carrying out in and around Parkway Station, as part of the project to electrify the Great Western Mainline between London and South Wales. The next phase of the work will include: Stabilising the embankment next to the Filton line, known as the Filton East Curve Setting up a
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A residents’ action group formed to fight plans by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) to install a £2 million bus lane down one side of Hatchet Road in Stoke Gifford has distributed more than 4,000 leaflets and gathered almost 1,000 petition signatures in the space of just three weeks. The new southbound-only bus lane will form part of the Cribbs Patchway
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Local residents have been invited to attend a second drop-in event to find out more about upcoming work in and around Parkway Station, as part of the project to electrify the Great Western Mainline between London and South Wales. The event takes place on Tuesday 14th March at The Old School Rooms, North Road, Stoke Gifford BS34 8PD, from 4.30pm to 7.30pm. Network Rail says
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South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has reaffirmed its intention to construct a controversial £2 million bus lane down one side of Hatchet Road, despite appeals from local councillors to put the project on hold or consider replacing it with a cheaper scheme that would avoid the need to rip out mature hedgerows and scores of mature trees. The new southbound bus
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Two road surveys being carried out this week will provide visual confirmation that South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) remains determined to proceed with its plan to construct a new bus lane along Hatchet Road, despite overwhelming opposition from local councillors and residents. The new southbound bus lane, between the Gipsy Patch Lane and Ratcliffe Drive roundabouts, will form part of the Cribbs
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Network Rail has submitted a planning application for proposed works at Bristol Parkway Station that include adding a fourth platform (to be designated ‘platform 1’) and extending the length of the three existing platforms (nos. 2, 3 and 4). The aim of the project is to enable two new London to Bristol services to operate each hour, in each direction,
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Stoke Gifford’s three South Glos councillors have signalled their intention to formally call for the implementation of a controversial new southbound bus lane on Hatchet Road to be deferred until the impact of the new Stoke Gifford By-Pass on traffic flows through the village are known. The new bus lane, approved by South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) Environment & Community
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Residents living near Bristol Parkway Station have been invited to attend a drop-in event to find out more about upcoming work to prepare the Great Western Main Line for electrification as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan to provide a bigger, better, more reliable railway for passengers. The event will take place on Tuesday 29th November at the St
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A dispute over South Gloucestershire Council’s plans to rip up mature hedgerows and scores of mature trees in order to install a new bus lane along one side of Hatchet Road looks set to escalate after Stoke Gifford Parish Council (SGPC) called a public meeting to discuss “significant negativity from local residents”. The bus lane will form part of the
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Severn Tunnel closed for SIX weeks from Monday (12th September). Services to/from Bristol Parkway affected Rail passengers are being reminded to plan their journeys before travelling, ahead of a six-week closure of the Severn Tunnel to prepare the Great Western Main Line for a brand new fleet of electric trains. On 12th September the 130 year-old tunnel will close to
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