NOMBYs would find plenty to complain about in Bristol and Bath with all the balloon rides coming over their houses. 

There must be more mistakes in that brief article than there are accurate statements, which is impressively bad! "All trains to Portsmouth Harbour" being just one of many.

Still, if there is anyone here who hasn't been to Freshford, I would certainly recommend it, a lovely village in stunning countryside, and with that rare component, a frequent (hourly) train service.

Maybe they could build a light rail to connect platforms 2 and 1! 

I've never been there, but as no-one else has had a guess, maybe somewhere near Berney Arms?

The pavement on the western side of Churchill Bridge is shared between cyclists and pedestrians, so presumably that will be open, leading to the pelican crossing across Lower Bristol Road, and a subway under the railway east of the Arches.

Some quick thoughts on this:

1. Dorchester Street will be carrying diverting traffic in both directions, as well as buses accessing the bus station and station traffic. That is going to severely affect access to the bus station and rail station during the evenings, and affect bus journey times.

2. The described access for west bound traffic seems to imply that Churchill Bridge roundabout will still be open for traffic that keeps south of the river going through it. Is that the case?

3. Will pedestrian and cycle access be maintained around the roundabout during closed periods?

£49-75 is the senior railcard discount fare.

There is certainly a major fares anomaly on this sort of journey from Bath. For instance, if you look at the fare from Chippenham, via Bath, to Knighton, it is £13-15 cheaper than the fare from Bath Spa. If you don't have a discount, the fare difference is over £20.

I found out about this anomaly a while ago when looking at fares from Bath Spa to Hereford. I don't have all details now, but it was cheaper to travel from further afield (both Chippenham and stations to the south, e.g. Trowbridge) than from Bath Spa, and was also cheaper to travel to stations beyond Hereford, such as Leominster and Ludlow, than to Hereford. Fares from Bristol temple Meads were also much cheaper, as per Mark's message.

Was it in favour or against?

I've used my local bus after 11pm in Bath many times and my senior pass has always been accepted. I wasn't even aware there was any restriction late night anywhere, so I've learnt something new.

Rennison's baths were in the Grand Pleasure Gardens which were built in 1746 by Thomas Rennison, and covered the area east of Cheltenham Road, which now makes up the western side of Montpelier. The original pool was round and over 400 feet in circumference, with a smaller ladies pool nearby. The Old England tavern, which was my local for many years when I lived in Montpelier, was built in the gardens to provide refreshments. The gardens closed in 1916, with part of the site being sold to what became Colston's Girls School.

A similar example from senior bus passes:

I have stayed in Arnside in Cumbria a few times, which apart from its station, has just one bus route, linking it to Kendal. The bus is very well used by those wishing to shop there, but after the senior bus passes were introduced, the bus company revised the bus times (as part of cuts to the services) which meant that the only bus in the morning then left at just before 9.30am, which was their time for the bus pass to be valid. So the bus pass wasn't valid on the service for those getting on in the village centre. The passengers not surprisingly weren't happy, and eventually the drivers agreed to allow passengers on, drive for 2 minutes to the nearest stop outside the village, and then ask them to swipe their cards on the machine, by which time it was just after 9.30am. Maybe your guards could do the same. 

I have had the opposite situation happen to me some years ago. I went to the station to catch a train timetabled to leave after 09.30 and a train came in (after 09.30 at roughly the time the train I hoped to catch was due) which turned out to be a late running train that was timetabled to arrive before 09.30. On that occasion, the guard would only sell me an anytime fare ticket, because he said, the train was due to arrive there before 09.30.

Yes, it is all the train's fault. 

I missed this poll as well. Many journeys I would like to make would involve a change of train, but due to poor timetabling, I don't make the journey or make it differently.

For instance, for me to get from Oldfield Park to Bedminster, which I have often needed to do for meetings, I need to change trains at Temple Meads. However, the hourly services from Oldfield Park have always been timetabled to arrive at Temple Meads two minutes after the hourly service to Bedminster leaves. So I never make that journey that way, and instead either cycle from Temple Meads to Bedminster or cycle from my house to Bath Spa to catch a better connecting train. It does also mean trying to travel from here to Weston super Mare is frustrating. Travelling from Oldfield Park will always require at least a 25 minute wait at Temple Meads, or to go to Bath Spa and catch the one through train in the late morning (don't know if this still runs) or one of the two direct trains in the evening back to there.

Having grown up on the 227 route, and close to one of the stops, I too remember it and cater's.

We grow much of our veg but for groceries I shop at our local independent wholefood shops and for extra veg shop at the farmers market each Saturday or at our local greengrocers. I buy bread at any of our local bakeries, though none are that close to where I live. We have just started getting milk (which for us is oat milk) delivered in milk bottles twice a week.