New Stations for Bristol Commuters

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[Bmblbzzz]

I think I might have been one of those 7,though I don't remember now. I would prefer Hullavington or something in Yate/Chipping Sodbury on that line, but none of those was an option. My thinking is that Hullavington or Badminton/Acton Turville though pretty small places in themselves have good connections to Malmesbury, Tetbury and a larger rural area. I confess I might not have paid much attention to the "Bristol commuter" part of the question (although I do know people who commute from Bristol to Malmesbury – engineers at Dyson).

[johnneyw]

Of all the stations on the list, I'm interested to know what role people see Badminton Station fulfilling... it doesn't seem to be be near anywhere, and I'm starting to wonder if I made a mistake when I voted for it!

Maybe or maybe not. Your earlier post quoting support for a what is now a suggested P&R^▸ (Park and Ride) there is maybe even more relevant now?

[Red Squirrel]

Of all the stations on the list, I'm interested to know what role people see Badminton Station fulfilling... it doesn't seem to be be near anywhere, and I'm starting to wonder if I made a mistake when I voted for it!

OK - I admit it - I included Badminton in the list as a 'control' to see how many people would vote for anything - of 27 voters, 7 did ... but only 4 voted for Coalpit Heath, so perhaps the last laugh in on some of the voters who have looked carefully and said that Badminton IS a good idea but Coalpit Heath is not.   Comments welcome

Ah, well you tripped me up good and proper. Thing is, I think I was fairly negative about Breich station and may even have talked down Pilning, only to realise that there was more to these proposals than met the eye - so I sort of assumed that there must be a case for Badminton of which I was unaware...

Of all the stations on the list, I'm interested to know what role people see Badminton Station fulfilling... it doesn't seem to be be near anywhere, and I'm starting to wonder if I made a mistake when I voted for it!

Maybe or maybe not. Your earlier post quoting support for a what is now a suggested P&R^▸ (Park and Ride) there is maybe even more relevant now?

Is there a case for that now? Corfield was arguing for it in 1968, when a car park could have been built for 4d and Parkway was still a marshalling yard...

[grahame]

Thing is, I think I was fairly negative about Breich station and may even have talked down Pilning, only to realise that there was more to these proposals than met the eye ....

You're right, of course - and indeed if a development / park and ride / something else is proposed and gets taken forward just about anywhere - including in the middle of the countryside where a station on current traffic and flows of the area would be absurd - then it can happen and be an utterly obvious case.

Hullavington, Badminton ... either could be a very sensible catchment / park and ride for the southern fringes of the Cotswolds - Tetbury, Malmesbury through Corsham might well make excellent use of them, as might drivers flooding across the free Severn Bridges along the M4 and wanting to find somewhere to park up rather than drive into the cities of Swindon, Reading or London.

[martyjon]

Of all the stations on the list, I'm interested to know what role people see Badminton Station fulfilling... it doesn't seem to be be near anywhere, and I'm starting to wonder if I made a mistake when I voted for it!

Maybe or maybe not. Your earlier post quoting support for a what is now a suggested P&R^▸ (Park and Ride) there is maybe even more relevant now?

Bristol Parkway is already nearly full at the busiest of times and will be when all the housing developments which are currently in gestation are born and thriving estates it will be.

A P & R station at Badminton/Acton Turville will attract custom from the Yate/Sodbury area as it will probably be quicker to travel to there rather than to Parkway. There has been substantial housing provision in some places like Yatton Keynell since Badminton was shut and of course it will be close to the picturesque village of Castle Coombe and its nearby racetrack but then pigs don't fly.