| Re: Dropped city 'circle line' train plan revived Posted by johnneyw at 20:37, 14th October 2025 |     |
Bristol Live is carrying the story too, much of it saying the same things but it also goes on to talk about possible resistance from the Port of Bristol. Councillor Weston observed that there needs to be some give and take and in that respect the balance is somewhat one sided. Here's the link to the story.
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/two-parts-bristol-could-connected-10569881
| Dropped city 'circle line' train plan revived Posted by grahame at 19:42, 14th October 2025 | |
Round and round? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwypj9le4j7o
Plans to create a railway "loop" connecting two growing parts of Bristol are to be looked at again despite originally being deemed too risky.
Plans are currently in place for a passenger train service between Bristol Temple Meads and Henbury, where the service will terminate.
But campaigners have long been calling for the reopening of the Henbury Loop line, to link Henbury to Avonmouth and the Severn Beach line, to create a circle line around the city,.
Despite the idea being dropped a decade ago, Stephen Peacock, chief executive of West of England Combined Authority (Weca), said they "will be looking at it" again as part of their overall delivery planning.
Plans are currently in place for a passenger train service between Bristol Temple Meads and Henbury, where the service will terminate.
But campaigners have long been calling for the reopening of the Henbury Loop line, to link Henbury to Avonmouth and the Severn Beach line, to create a circle line around the city,.
Despite the idea being dropped a decade ago, Stephen Peacock, chief executive of West of England Combined Authority (Weca), said they "will be looking at it" again as part of their overall delivery planning.
