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Title: Bristol Parkway station - facilities, services, events and incidents (merged posts) Post by: Lee on February 12, 2007, 13:49:00 See link below.
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=145365&command=displayContent&sourceNode=145191&contentPK=16623721&folderPk=83726&pNodeId=144922 Further quotes : "First Great Western is contributing ^100,000 towards the improved facilities." "There are also plans to increase the number of suburban services using Parkway, which is also good news for passengers." "Car parking at Parkway is also set to be increased by about 300 to 400 spaces, which is a boost for commuters who use it as a park-and-ride." Title: Bristol Parkway station - facilities, services, events and incidents (merged posts) Post by: Lee on September 26, 2007, 12:46:42 An investigation into what should be done about a "death-trap" bridge near Bristol Parkway Station and Filton High School has been welcomed by community leaders (link below.)
http://thisisbristol.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=145365&command=displayContent&sourceNode=145191&contentPK=18493066&folderPk=83726&pNodeId=144922 Plans to invest ^25,000 on commissioning engineers to look for the best solution to the problem were revealed by South Gloucestershire Council earlier this month. Options include digging a tunnel under the railway embankment to create a pedestrian subway at a cost of ^1.5 million. This would segregate pedestrians from traffic heading between the station and nearby offices. The railway bridge , which crosses New Road , is used by children at Filton High School , as well as being a major commuter route for people working at the Ministry of Defence , Hewlett Packard , Axa Sun Life and Sainsbury's. The road is very busy when children arrive and leave school and the narrow pavements leave little room for pedestrians to pass each other. Title: Bristol Parkway station - facilities, services, events and incidents (merged posts) Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 12, 2009, 20:14:42 From the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/8251552.stm):
Quote Police have cautioned a man who claimed he was carrying a gun on a train as it passed through Bristol. Parkway Station was closed for an hour while armed officers dealt with the incident on Friday afternoon, disrupting trains travelling to and from London and South Wales. British Transport Police said the man had subsequently apologised for the flippant comment made to train staff. The man also showed off a large amount of cash to staff, police said. Title: Re: 'Train man cautioned for gun claim' at Bristol Parkway (11/09/2009) Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 16, 2009, 01:24:00 From the Bristol Evening Post (http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Bristol-train-station-evacuated-gun-joke/article-1332947-detail/article.html):
Quote Bristol train station evacuated after gun joke Bristol Parkway Station was evacuated by armed police in a security alert sparked when a passenger on a train joked that he was carrying a gun. The incident happened ... on a London to Cardiff train and involved a 41-year-old man heading to Bristol with more than ^8,000 in cash to buy a car. The train was in the Didcot area when the man made his way to the buffet car to buy refreshments, police said. A member of staff at the buffet noticed his wallet was stuffed full of ^50 notes and when she remarked on it he told her he was also carrying a gun. The woman then alerted British Transport Police, who closed Bristol Parkway Station for about an hour. Armed police and a helicopter unit from Avon and Somerset also attended and the man was arrested and later cautioned. Transport police spokesman Brian Price said: "A 41-year-old man was arrested at Bristol Parkway Station on suspicion of money laundering on Friday, September 11. He has since been released without charge. The man sparked a security alert on board the 10.15am London Paddington to Cardiff service after he indicated to a member of train staff that he was in possession of a firearm. He was also carrying a large quantity of cash, which also aroused suspicions. Police were alerted at 11.02am and officers from BTP, assisted by armed officers from Avon and Somerset police, detained the man when the train arrived at Parkway shortly after midday. The station was closed for a short period of time." Sergeant Mark Harris said: "The man was arrested on suspicion of money laundering but when interviewed it emerged he was legitimately carrying more than ^8,000 to buy a car in the Bristol area and no weapons were found. He apologised for making a flippant comment, which led to armed police clearing the station. He was cautioned for a railway by-law offence for interfering with the comfort of fellow passengers." Title: Re: 'Train man cautioned for gun claim' at Bristol Parkway (11/09/2009) Post by: JayMac on September 16, 2009, 01:37:08 I hope FGW take out a private prosecution against this muppet to try and get some recompence for the costs they would've incurred.
Title: Re: 'Train man cautioned for gun claim' at Bristol Parkway (11/09/2009) Post by: moonrakerz on September 16, 2009, 10:33:34 Amazing isn't it ? You can now get arrested on suspicion of "money laundering" if you have a few quid in your wallet ! I'd better watch out next time I go to the cash machine to get money to pay for a train ticket.
As the man stated he was carrying a gun I would have thought there was another Law, somewhat more relevant, to arrest him. Title: Re: 'Train man cautioned for gun claim' at Bristol Parkway (11/09/2009) Post by: Rogang on September 16, 2009, 19:06:54 And spare a thought for the customer host - she had to remain calm having been told the idiot had a gun. I was on duty that morning, and i understand that the CH was a credit to the Company in her actions.
Title: Re: 'Train man cautioned for gun claim' at Bristol Parkway (11/09/2009) Post by: inspector_blakey on September 17, 2009, 00:12:34 I'm amazed, given the amount of seriously draconian railway legislation that's enshrined in law, that they couldn't find anything more serious to stick on this guy than a bylaw offence.
Is my memory playing tricks on me, or was there a vaguely similar incident at Parkway a few years ago that actually did involve a gun? From what I recall when a conductor was examining tickets one passenger just opened his jacket slightly to reveal a gun and said "this is my ticket". Once again the staff response was superb: the conductor was incredibly calm and clear headed and had police meet the train at Parkway (or was it Swindon...?) where the offending individual was arrested with no harm done. Title: Re: 'Train man cautioned for gun claim' at Bristol Parkway (11/09/2009) Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 17, 2009, 00:32:52 Well, there have certainly been previous incidents of a similar nature:
http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=1200.msg6225#msg6225 http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=1409.msg8183#msg8183 ::) Title: Bristol Parkway station - facilities, services, events and incidents (merged posts) Post by: Oberon on September 06, 2014, 09:13:55 Yesterday saw the opening of the new multi-deck car park at Bristol Parkway. It cost ^13 million and provides an extra 710 spaces. The mind boggles at the cost of this, surely Network Rail could find a way of doing relatively simple things like building car parking spaces in a cheaper fashion?
Title: Re: Bristol Parkway Post by: John R on September 06, 2014, 10:12:19 Gosh, that is a lot when you put it like that.
If NR wanted to get a 12% return on its investment then it would need per space to recover ^6 per day, 365 days a year just to cover the return, let alone repay the initial debt. Which given the daily rate is 7.60 and 4.80 at weekends seems a bit unlikely as it would require 88% occupancy including weekends. Title: Re: Bristol Parkway Post by: Red Squirrel on September 06, 2014, 10:20:23 By my arithmetic, that's about ^18,310 per space.
By way of comparison, Waitrose at Westbury Park have recently demolished an adjoining filling station and are in the process of extending their car park to give 27 extra spaces (BCC ref 13/05166/F). If you include the cost of acquiring the site and demolishing and redeveloping it, it is inconceivable that this project cost less than ^494,000 (27 x ^18,310) - I'm guessing it'll have cost more than twice that. Sounds to me like ^13 million is a bit of a bargain... Title: Re: Bristol Parkway Post by: simonw on December 11, 2018, 18:56:39 Since the recent work, electrification and Filton Bank, the quality of service between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway has not improved.
At what point will this service become reliable, with scheduled services and no 10 minutes outside Parkway, waiting for a late London bound train? Just heard that Bristol Parkway access on on Christmas Eve is by Hunts Ground Road, the Hatchett Road access is not available. Not sure why. Title: Re: Bristol Parkway Post by: Phantom on December 12, 2018, 10:01:05 Since the recent work, electrification and Filton Bank, the quality of service between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway has not improved. At what point will this service become reliable, with scheduled services and no 10 minutes outside Parkway, waiting for a late London bound train? Just heard that Bristol Parkway access on on Christmas Eve is by Hunts Ground Road, the Hatchett Road access is not available. Not sure why. Would agree nothing seems to have changed yet. The access to Parkway is being closed due to new signalling being installed at Stoke Gifford Title: Re: Bristol Parkway Post by: TonyK on February 15, 2019, 14:41:56 Hopefully, you will see some of the benefits after the resignalling is finished, 12 May or so. More will come with the new timetable, put off after last year's fiasco.
Title: Bristol Parkway station - facilities, services, events and incidents (merged posts) Post by: infoman on May 26, 2021, 16:29:40 Any one know how to start a petition to keep it as it now is.
For those who don't really know the area,have a look at google maps For drivers entering Hatchett road,if they could all head north towards Bradley stoke and use Winterbourne road(B4057) great stoke way and Stoke gifford by-pass to gain access to the M32 and central Bristol https://council.southglos.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?ID=41&RPID=4768585&HPID=4768585 Title: Re: petition to remove barriers from under Bristol Parkway bridge Post by: ChrisB on May 26, 2021, 16:59:00 Errr.....https://council.southglos.gov.uk/ielogon.aspx?lp=1&RPID=4806507&HPID=4806507&Forms=1
Title: Re: petition to remove barriers from under Bristol Parkway bridge Post by: IndustryInsider on May 26, 2021, 19:44:50 Err....for me Infoman's link works, whereas yours doesn't, Chris?
Title: Re: petition to remove barriers from under Bristol Parkway bridge Post by: Bmblbzzz on May 27, 2021, 08:38:19 The petition seems to misunderstand the purpose of the barriers.
Quote WIth social distancing restrictions due to be relaxed in the near future there is no longer a need for these extra controls. While they do resemble the barriers used for "pavement widening" in many places, the purpose of these barriers is to prevent bridge strikes on the arch bridge. Perhaps NR and SG both need to publicise their reasons/Title: Re: petition to remove barriers from under Bristol Parkway bridge Post by: stuving on May 27, 2021, 10:08:54 The petition seems to misunderstand the purpose of the barriers. Quote WIth social distancing restrictions due to be relaxed in the near future there is no longer a need for these extra controls. While they do resemble the barriers used for "pavement widening" in many places, the purpose of these barriers is to prevent bridge strikes on the arch bridge. Perhaps NR and SG both need to publicise their reasons/Not so - but since there was a consultation exercise (https://consultations.southglos.gov.uk/ParkwayBridge/consultationHome) last September about making the changes permanent, a new, small, petition isn't likely to persuade the council to reconsider it. The consultation was introduced by: Quote How do you feel about the changes to the traffic arrangements at Parkway railway bridge? During the Covid 19 Virus pandemic we introduced changes to the road layout under Bristol Parkway ailway bridge on Hatchet Road in Stoke Gifford. This was to help protect cyclists and pedestrians gainst coronavirus as they returned to school and work and as shops started to reopen. Historically this is a pinch point for people walking or cycling as the road narrows under the bridge, and our intention was to make improvements to allow people to socially distance and use the underpass with confidence. The extra space created either side of the running lane has been designated for people walking or cycling under the bridge and enables them to keep a safe distance from each other. Signs and road markings are in place to notify road users of the new road layout and direct cyclists and pedestrians to use it safely and appropriately. Three education campuses- Abbeywood Community School, South Gloucestershire & Stroud College and Bristol Technology & Engineering Academy are located near to the railway bridge meaning that a high proportion of pedestrians and cyclists are children and young people and their numbers will continue to grow. A permanent solution would require collaboration between the Council and Network Rail. An engineering scheme of this complexity would require a number of years to complete, therefore we are seeking your feedback on the suitability of the current measures in the short and medium term. We would like to get your feedback on the scheme. Please complete and return this short survey by October 1st. That page does say: "This consultation has now closed and we are analysing the results, which will be published here in due course." I can't see any signs of that result, so I guess the current state is still temporary pending the ongoing pondering. Title: Re: petition to remove barriers from under Bristol Parkway bridge Post by: Bmblbzzz on May 27, 2021, 11:19:08 Oh! Well in that case it seems to me these particular barriers have failed in their purpose. In fact they seem very badly placed to achieve their purpose. I've never seen anyone using the space between kerb and barriers for either walking or cycling. I doubt if there's actually room for cycling and even walking would be a bit of a pinch. Either widen the pavement properly (probably on the western side which has the cycle path) or return the road to its former layout.
Title: Bristol Parkway station - facilities, services, events and incidents (merged posts) Post by: infoman on February 17, 2022, 06:40:48 due to person being hit by train
Bus's replace trains between Bristol Parkway and Gloucester Title: Re: Bristol Parkway disruption Post by: grahame on February 17, 2022, 06:51:45 due to person being hit by train Bus's replace trains between Bristol Parkway and Gloucester I suspect the issue is a little to the south of Gloucester, as there are delays on the South Cotswold line as well as from Bristol Parkway into Gloucester Quote 06:28 London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa due 08:32 07:05 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 09:03 07:27 London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa due 09:25 07:27 London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa due 09:25 will be delayed at Swindon. This is due to a person hit by a train. Title: Bristol Parkway station - facilities, events, incidents (merged posts) Post by: JayMac on April 26, 2022, 18:03:28 This Sunday, Bristol Parkway will be 50 years old. The UK's first 'Parkway' station opened on 1st May 1972.
By no stretch is it a 'destination' station, but it serves a need, is functional and has seen improvement over the years. It proved the 'Parkway' concept leading to other such stations in subsequent years. Some more 'Parkway' than others. I'm looking at you Bodmin Road! I can't say Bristol Parkway is a station I particularly look forward to using. It's a means to an end/beginning/change. But it is convenient for certain journeys instead of Temple Meads if you live in its catchment. It also has relatively decent interchange with buses for many North Bristol destinations. It's at it worst though when used as a Rail Replacement Bus hub. Oh, and not very useful when no one turns up on a cold November morning to open it for the first train to London, as once happened to me and a few other early commuters. Being somewhat soulless I have very few pictures of Bristol Parkway. Despite using it on a regular basis when I lived in North Bristol it would seem I was never inspired to get my camera/phone out and take snaps. Best I could find. :P (https://i.ibb.co/LxLzNCt/100-2008.jpg) Anyone else have memories of Bristol Parkway from the past 50 years? Title: Re: Bristol Parkway. 50 years young. Post by: johnneyw on April 26, 2022, 19:40:13 First became aware of it's existence when we saw it on the departures board at Paddington, probably during it's first summer of being open. We were weary coming back from Germany after the overnight ferry and the next service to Temple Meads was not for some time but a "Bristol Parkway" was due to go shortly. We had no idea where in Bristol this was but mum decided to take a punt in it.
Arriving there did feel a bit like stepping into the middle of nowhere in those days but we got ourselves back reasonably soon....can't remember if it was with a bus or taxi though. Title: Re: Bristol Parkway. 50 years young. Post by: bobm on April 26, 2022, 20:05:16 First day of 387s in passenger service from Bristol Parkway to London Paddington. (May 2021)
(http://www.mbob.co.uk/rforum/387bpw.jpg) Title: Re: Bristol Parkway. 50 years young. Post by: PhilWakely on April 26, 2022, 20:27:36 Not quite 'at birth', but a 6-year-old Parkway in May 1978....
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ww255/PhilWakely/parkway.jpg) Title: Re: Bristol Parkway. 50 years young. Post by: Merthyr Imp on April 26, 2022, 22:15:25 Gives an idea of what it used to be like - sometime in the 1980s:
() Title: Re: Bristol Parkway. 50 years young. Post by: johnneyw on April 26, 2022, 23:45:01 I certainly recall that the ticket office, where the main building is now, was something of a pre-fab affair, certainly into the 1990s.
Title: Re: Bristol Parkway. 50 years young. Post by: Bmblbzzz on April 27, 2022, 10:52:21 The whole district was something of a wasteland until the early 90s. I'm sure the station played a small but key part in triggering Bristol's North Fringe boom.
Title: Re: Bristol Parkway. 50 years young. Post by: eXPassenger on April 27, 2022, 14:24:46 I remember when it opened. At that time the M32 was called 'Parkway' in American style and I always understood that this gave the station its name, and then the current usage evolved.
When it opened parking was free, I was most surprised some years later to find I had to pay. Title: Re: Bristol Parkway. 50 years young. Post by: TonyK on April 27, 2022, 20:38:02 The whole district was something of a wasteland until the early 90s. I'm sure the station played a small but key part in triggering Bristol's North Fringe boom. I reckon a large but key part. Title: Re: Bristol Parkway. 50 years young. Post by: Western Pathfinder on April 27, 2022, 22:42:35 Worth a quick watch .https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=46bhGEMFdJQ.
Title: Re: Bristol Parkway. 50 years young. Post by: bobm on May 01, 2022, 10:48:34 Some archive footage here (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-wiltshire-61275648) from the BBC.
Title: Bristol Parkway not selling newspapers any more Post by: infoman on March 18, 2024, 11:28:29 Just a heads up that the Smiths shop is not selling news papers any more
Suggest Sainsburys if coming from the South "Little Tescos" if coming from the North Title: Re: Bristol Parkway. 50 years young. Post by: TonyK on October 09, 2024, 18:39:53 Some archive footage here (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-wiltshire-61275648) from the BBC. I looked at that again - my, how things have changed, and not just John Craven. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |