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Title: Re: Scope to increase Bristol suburban services? Post by: eXPassenger on January 22, 2025, 17:47:13 A BBC news story quotes N Somerset as being upbeat about the line:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn57yy9xneno Quote Restoring the rail line between Bristol to Portishead could be "fast-tracked", with construction beginning this year and the first trains running by 2027. North Somerset Council leaders have approved measures to start construction - if the government agrees to fund the project. Plans to bring the line back came under threat after the new Labour government announced it was axing the scheme's funding. Councillor Mike Bell, leader of the council, said the government is now reviewing the project and there have been "encouraging indications that it is being fast-tracked". ... continues 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 |