Bristol Temple Meads - station, facilities, incidents and events (merged posts)

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[Red Squirrel]

Mine is so small I can carry it around in my tollbag...

...you wind it up and it always 'dies' at the most inconvenient moment.
 

Is it just me?

[Western Pathfinder]

No its not !!...

[Dispatch Box]

Re “junction lighting” mentioned above - it is permanent low level lighting in the vicinity of S&C^▸ (Settle and Carlisle ) units to allow regular maintenance overnight without having to worry about taking portable lighting to the site.

Mine is so small I can carry it around in my tollbag, its called 'A TORCH'.

Of course, everyone knows the dictionary definition of a torch..........

"a metal or plastic container used for the storage of flat batteries"

But mine is one of these new fangled ones that don't need batteries, you wind it up and it always 'dies' at the most inconvenient moment.
 

Bit like the clockwork radio.

[TonyK]

Mine is so small I can carry it around in my tollbag...

...you wind it up and it always 'dies' at the most inconvenient moment.
 

Is it just me?

Definitely not! 

[Spaceship]

A couple of years ago I remember we had a week when they opened up the other gates and I assuming they counted people numbers going through. Have used both the new gates this week and its excellent if you have to go out  / in with the bike, has speeded up getting through the station much quicker for me. Especially when you have to get a train on return. Have heard that only open during peak hours though, which is understandable as they still need to man them as away from the main entrance barriers. Should stop people crowding along platform 3 which I felt was quite risky what with moving trains and slippery floors.

 A lot of extra cycle stands outside - I would have put them inside if they could fit them in, for bike security. No-one using the outside ones this morning, when I came through.

[Red Squirrel]

... A lot of extra cycle stands outside - I would have put them inside if they could fit them in, for bike security. No-one using the outside ones this morning, when I came through.

I think there were 69 stands each capable of securing 2 bicycles under cover in the old arrangement; under the new regime there look to be about 60 stands (there may be a few more tucked around the corner by the old Motorail entrance to Platform 2), in a less secure area, with a few under partial cover .

One gets the impression that the needs of cyclists were not a primary concern when this scheme was developed.

[Bmblbzzz]

I think I read there are to be some new ones inside too, but I'm not sure exactly where. As for security, the outside stands are right in front of the Transport Police station. Nevertheless, I don't think I'd like to leave a bike there overnight.

[Phantom]

Oddly both new exit points were not in use this morning

[Celestial]

Maybe it was felt that the rush hour this morning would be light enough not to need it?

[Dispatch Box]

15:46 To Bath spa is delayed by about 14 minutes, this train may be delayed after Bristol temple meads due to a fault with the signalling system at Bath spa. We are sorry to announce that this train has no toilet facilities.

[JayMac]

15:46 To Bath spa is delayed by about 14 minutes, this train may be delayed after Bristol temple meads due to a fault with the signalling system at Bath spa. We are sorry to announce that this train has no toilet facilities.

And this has what to do with Bristol TM^‡(resolve) redevelopment?

[Dispatch Box]

15:46 To Bath spa is delayed by about 14 minutes, this train may be delayed after Bristol temple meads due to a fault with the signalling system at Bath spa. We are sorry to announce that this train has no toilet facilities.

And this has what to do with Bristol TM^‡(resolve) redevelopment?

Put here as thought was not right on the Cotswold thread, and as the train passed through temple meads, thought ok.

[Phantom]

Something I noticed this morning which I thought odd
If St Anne's Gate is to be solely used as an exit, why are there two TV monitors showing departures times and a PA^▸ (Public Address) system announcing departures?

Seems a wasted expense

[Dispatch Box]

Something I noticed this morning which I thought odd
If St Anne's Gate is to be solely used as an exit, why are there two TV monitors showing departures times and a PA^▸ (Public Address) system announcing departures?

Seems a wasted expense

To me, sounds like it was put in, to be two way, and the station staff should be using it as two way.

[Red Squirrel]

Something I noticed this morning which I thought odd
If St Anne's Gate is to be solely used as an exit, why are there two TV monitors showing departures times and a PA^▸ (Public Address) system announcing departures?

Seems a wasted expense

Looking at the planning history of these gates, you might get the impression that things were not managed quite as competently as you might hope - a second application (18/06452/LA) was required because:

During the works to install two new gatelines it was found that the existing conduit within the Main Shed did not have the capacity to hold the caballing(sic) required for the gatelines.

...just the kind of thing you'd think they'd check, particularly given that it's a listed building and they can't change a toilet roll without consent.

However both applications show Queen Anne Gate as an entrance as well as an exit - so it looks like the change of usage was a last-minute thing.