Filton and Bradley Stoke MP Jack Lopresti has called on South Gloucestershire Council to do more to improve transport locally. Mr Lopresti has made the call after supporting a number of transport initiatives but he believes the council must go further, saying: “One of local people’s main concerns about our local area is the existing and future transport infrastructure. Public
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Rail campaigners have welcomed new figures showing dramatic increases in the use of local train services, particularly from Severn Beach station Figures published as part of the Severnside Community Rail Partnership’s (SCRP’s) 2011 Annual Report from the weekday passenger count carried out in November show that passenger numbers have increased from 135 to 201 – or by 49 per cent
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Rail campaigners in South Gloucestershire have welcomed assurances by the industry that local services will improve. It follows concerns raised by South Gloucestershire Council’s transport chief about disruption that has been occurring on local rail services, particularly cancellations affecting passengers on key commuter services on the Severn Beach line and the Gloucester-Yate-Bristol Parkway-Bristol Temple Meads line. On various occasions, there
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The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that the Great Western Main Line will be electrified between London and Cardiff, with electrification including Bristol Parkway station in South Gloucestershire. South Gloucestershire commuters using Bristol Parkway station will benefit from the £1 billion electrification scheme which will bring faster journey times between London and Bristol, lower carbon emissions, fuel and maintenance
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