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Journey by Journey => Heart of Wessex => Topic started by: grahame on January 21, 2023, 00:38:32



Title: Car Parking at Castle Cary
Post by: grahame on January 21, 2023, 00:38:32
From Somerset Live (https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/dangerous-castle-cary-train-station-8053200)

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"Dangerous" parking on a busy A-road near a Somerset train station is "beyond a joke", according to fuming residents. Police officers have been called out to the A371 near Castle Cary Station on a number of occasions this week as locals complain about cars parked on the major route.

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A local police sergeant has said officers are "aware" of the problems and have issued Traffic Offence Report notices for parking offences near the station, while Great Western Railway (GWR), which operates Castle Cary Station, has confirmed it is working to expand its car park. A spokesman for Somerset County also revealed there are plans to lay double yellow lines along the A371.

How long has GWR been aware of the problem and working to expand its car park?  It feels like it's as long as they've been talking about a return of trains to Portishead ...


Title: Re: Car Parking at Castle Cary
Post by: JayMac on March 23, 2023, 23:38:45
57 warning notices issued earlier this week. Double yellow lines are on the horizon.

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/ridiculous-parking-castle-cary-train-8282230



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