Posted in Bristol City Council, Transport, West of England Partnership, tagged Ashton Vale, Bath and North East Somerset Council, Brian Allinson, Bristol, Bristol City Council, Bristol Politics, Department for Transport, Hengrove to North Fringe, North Somerset Council, Politics, Public Transport, South Gloucestershire, Temple Meads, Tim Kent, West of England Partnership, Weston-super-Mare on July 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From the West of England Partnership
The four West of England Councils have joined forces to submit five bids to Government for funding for major transport improvements in the area.
The Cabinet and Executives of Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire have agreed that the bids should be submitted by the deadline of 9 September this year.
Posted in Bristol City Council, Public Transport, Trains, West of England Partnership, tagged Bath and North East Somerset Council, Bristol, Bristol City Council, Bristol Politics, Campaign, Dan Evans, Department for Transport, Evening Post, Lets Get Moving, Politics, Rail, Saltford, Saltford station, Trains, West of England Partnership on July 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Dan Evans
A FLURRY of hands marked the passionate start of a campaign to reopen Saltford railway station.
More than 120 people gathered at Saltford Hall last nightTUE in near unanimous support for the drive by Saltford Environment Group.
The station, which opened in 1841, was closed in 1970 and the buildings alongside the A4 demolished.
Posted in Lets Get Moving, Trains, Transport, West of England Partnership, tagged Bristol, Bristol City Council, Bristol Politics, Ian Brown, Lets Get Movin g, Rail, Railway Development Society, Trains, West of England Partnership on July 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sam Rkaina, Local Government Reporter
GREATER Bristol is more interested in carrying out rail studies than actually reopening stations, according to a rail expert.
Former London Rail boss Ian Brown has published a study for the Railway Development Society, which looks at investment in local rail services.
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