Bikes on trains and at stations
The November 2017 meeting of North Somerset Cycle Forum considered proposals for cycling and walking improvements between Bristol and Portishead, as part of MetroWest phase 1. Note that these are not part of the current plans which are just about diversions during the 18 month closure of the Pill Path. They are a ‘modest proposal’ put forward by BCyC…
Great Western Railway (GWR) have announced engineering works over the Christmas period. Some routes will be diverted and buses will replace some trains (the buses can carry folding bikes only). Travel to London No trains will run on the GWR network on 25 or 26 December, and on 24 and 27 December there will be no trains running between…
We’ve been notified of restrictions to carrying cycles on the replacement bus services in operation while Bath station is being modernised this April. This leaflet has further details GWR Bath Station Modernisation leaflet TPOD3 FINAL, but the key points are: Weekend of 8/9 April – Buses replace trains Bristol Temple Meads – Bath – Chippenham – Westbury Monday 10 to Thursday 13 April…
We are strong supporters of Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways (FOSBR) and they have just launched an online rail travel survey to feed into the WEP Joint Transport Plan and inform their campaign strategy – see the FOSBR website or follow the link https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/LWQBS7T The national Association of Train Operating Companies is interested in learning more about travel by cycle-rail. Here’s…
BCyC member Alan Morris reports in from the Portishead railway line consultation exhibition… It confirms that “Our engineering work to date indicates it should be feasible to retain the short sections of cycle / pedestrian path alongside the re-opened railway under the bridges, subject to some reductions in the width of the path and provision of appropriate fencing and other safety requirements.” And there will be a “a…
