To clear up any confusion ....

the bus should be showing 359...its on the A369

Not been double deckered for a few years now. They were the cast offs when First lost the Long Ashton P&R^▸ (Park and Ride),and had spent their working lives entirely on the flat and when confronted with Avon Way in Portishead, the poor dears simply couldnt cope!

Were famous for having carpeted ceilings on the lower deck and dodgy welding on the chassis so you got your internal shower when aquaplaning along sheepway which is mostly below sea level !

The new x2 and x3 projected buses are said to be ALMOST new...so where have they been cascaded from ....? Hope we can at last see the end of weekend jaunts for the  despised  disablity unabled Dennis Darts!

Could I ask the mods please to move the last few posts as they are drifting off the subject!

Just before you get to the Portbury railway bridge, on the other side of the old station (now in private hands)  there is a platelayers brick hut hidden underneath about 20 years of brambles I should think. It will be interesting to see what emerges from the undergrowth.

There are more photos of the track clearance on the Portishead railway group website. It looks as if this may well be updated on an almost daily basis.

Trout blush ?? Must be a rainbow trout then !

I usually find that a remark like 'got lugworm on your tongue then?' clears up that confusion. Have known BNM... of all people... to make the same error recently 

Wow.. a tram train running up Nore road and along the coast road completing the loop back through Walton in Gordano through the Gordano valley. What a tourist attraction that would be ! Shades of the old WC^▸ (Wiltshire Council (Unitary Authority)) and P !!

The idea of a road over rail bridge at Quays Avenue seems more preposterous by the hour. The Railway Inspectorate should be told in no uncertain terms, regardless of their current policy that a level crossing is the only viable solution. It is not as if the trains will be moving much more than 10mph and with good visibilty for drivers either side of the tracks there really should not be a major problem!

The existing Waitrose/ Lidl car park was full to overflowing this morning thanks to a combination of Sat shoppers and free coffee at Waitrose, the once a month Farmers Market, and the 20 deep queues in the library for the new X2 and X3 bus timetables...which incidentally have the route map printly wrongly...Just where any new station parking is meant to fit in with that lot is anyone's guess !!

Thank you for that, hope the link works now.

I too had thought of your last comment....but how many times have we seen buses laid on to new stations only to be wthdrawn as soon as the numbers begin to drop ...think Ebbw Vale/ Rogerstone.. and then reinstated and dropped again ....

Such a long link....the end got missed off !

Try this ..

http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Environment/Planning+policy/Local+Development+Framework/Sites+and+Policies+Development+Plan+Document.htm.

Clearing the vegetation has started at the Quays Avenue end of the line this week, as highlighted in the North Somerset Times.

North Somerset have produced a very clear consultation document regarding the site of the new station. You can access it here 

http://www.nsomerset.gov.uk/Environment/Planning+policy/Local+Development+Framework/Sites+and+Policies+Development+Plan+Document.htm.

 and I urge anyone with an interest to have their say. With NR^» (Network Rail - home page) very reluctant to build new level crossings a road over rail bridge is being considered at Quays Avenue, along with alternatives sites where the vegetation is being cleared or further on down the line making it more of a Portishead Parkway.

In my opinion the Waitrose site would still be the best option if there was a level crossing but I think the road over rail bridge would be a real blot on the landscape especially for the residents of Haven View who would probably be looking at the equivalent of the infamous Temple Meads flyover right outside their lounge windows...not to mention all the expense and disruption caused to everyone else, by taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut. I think NR should be persuaded to back down on their no new level crossings ruling, failing which Option 2 is by far the best option compared to the Parkway idea.

Southeastern must be praying that the phrase' there's one born every minute' doesn't apply to passengers on their trains !!

I have a feeling this will run and run.....

As well as physical station improvements, NSIP is also contributing over ^7 million towards a project which will make sure that all information on train running times that is displayed on stations and on-line will originate from a single source. This ^Darwin^ project is being delivered by the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC^» (Association of Train Operating Companies See - here)) and during 2014 will see some 40 different systems operating across the network replaced by 1;

Source: dft website

Information from www.TravelBristol.org. All the changes to city services and those running form the Bus station are listed there. No timetables yet tho. They say they will try to put these up, a week before the new services begin