| Re: Scope to increase Bristol suburban services? Posted by eXPassenger at 17:47, 22nd January 2025 |     |
A BBC news story quotes N Somerset as being upbeat about the line:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn57yy9xneno
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".
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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".
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