Bristol Area Signalling Renewals and Enhancements (BASRE)
In April 2018 Network Rail completed the Bristol Area Signalling Renewals and Enhancements (BASRE) project, an upgrade of signalling in and around Bristol Temple Meads. They replaced 1970s analogue signalling with digital signalling equipment, to improve reliability, flexibility and resilience. As a result, most signals in Bristol are now controlled from a state of the…
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Henbury station location
In September 2015 the WECA Joint Transport Board confirmed the decision to progress with the Henbury Spur as part of MetroWest Phase 2 – but with the recommendation that the Henbury station be designed to permit conversion for a loop service if so required at a future date. Two options In November 2015, two options…
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Electrification through Bath
Electrification of the Great Western Main Line stopped short of Bath. Was this down to the Bath Preservation Trust, or Chris Grayling?
Station Usage Figures 2019-2020
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 Strategic Rail Investment Plan
WECA approved their 10 year delivery plan for Strategic Rail Investment at a meeting on 4th December 2020.
FoSBR mailing list
Yahoo groups are to close permanently in December 2020. This means that we have had to set up a new FoSBR mailing list.
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GRIPping News!
The Network Rail project project development process GRIP is being replaced by an improved process called PACE, according to Rail Magazine.
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