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« Reply #165 on: September 13, 2024, 17:01:29 » |
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Looking near grand opening ready.
Soon time for the brass band to get in a practice session and the local great and good to shine up their regalia.
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« Reply #166 on: September 13, 2024, 17:12:13 » |
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The ORR» has approved the station cfor opening on that day. I will post the URL later when I get home
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« Reply #167 on: September 13, 2024, 19:36:14 » |
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Latest news from GWR▸ is that the station will open “by the end of this September.”
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« Reply #168 on: September 14, 2024, 12:01:08 » |
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This is excellent news as I will now be able to get to the County Ground Seat Unique Stadium, for the 29th September England v Australia cricket match, mainly by train instead of having to catch a bus from BRI» .
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« Reply #169 on: September 14, 2024, 14:28:59 » |
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This is excellent news as I will now be able to get to the County Ground Seat Unique Stadium, for the 29th September England v Australia cricket match, mainly by train instead of having to catch a bus from BRI» .
It would be interesting see how many match attendees choose the rail option to Ashley Down at this early stage. Are Gloucestershire Cricket Club going to plug the station on their website.... especially their ticket sales pages? |
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« Reply #170 on: September 14, 2024, 14:46:02 » |
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This is excellent news as I will now be able to get to the County Ground Seat Unique Stadium, for the 29th September England v Australia cricket match, mainly by train instead of having to catch a bus from BRI» .
It would be interesting see how many match attendees choose the rail option to Ashley Down at this early stage. Are Gloucestershire Cricket Club going to plug the station on their website.... especially their ticket sales pages? From GCCC's visitor information page: New for 2024! We expect Ashley Down train station to open in late summer 2024. This train station will feature direct services between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway. Further information will be published in due course. |
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« Reply #171 on: September 14, 2024, 18:06:53 » |
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This is excellent news as I will now be able to get to the County Ground Seat Unique Stadium, for the 29th September England v Australia cricket match, mainly by train instead of having to catch a bus from BRI» .
It would be interesting see how many match attendees choose the rail option to Ashley Down at this early stage. Are Gloucestershire Cricket Club going to plug the station on their website.... especially their ticket sales pages? From GCCC's visitor information page: New for 2024! We expect Ashley Down train station to open in late summer 2024. This train station will feature direct services between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway. Further information will be published in due course. They'll need to update the direct services to and from Bristol Parkway bit. It would be good if their ticketing pages for the Australia match onwards reminded purchasers that there was now a railway station very nearby. |
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« Reply #172 on: September 14, 2024, 19:47:47 » |
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This is excellent news as I will now be able to get to the County Ground Seat Unique Stadium, for the 29th September England v Australia cricket match, mainly by train instead of having to catch a bus from BRI» .
It would be interesting see how many match attendees choose the rail option to Ashley Down at this early stage. Are Gloucestershire Cricket Club going to plug the station on their website.... especially their ticket sales pages? From GCCC's visitor information page: New for 2024! We expect Ashley Down train station to open in late summer 2024. This train station will feature direct services between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway. Further information will be published in due course. I hadn't realised it was so close to that ground and also pretty close to the Bristol Rovers ground as well. |
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« Reply #173 on: September 14, 2024, 20:24:22 » |
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I hadn't realised it was so close to that ground and also pretty close to the Bristol Rovers ground as well.
Per Google maps, it is 0.6 miles, 13 minutes, by Shanks's pony, and some of that is walking the length of the cricket ground to get to the entrance. It's a little further - 0.9 miles - to the entrance to Rovers' ground. Neither seems a bar to going by train. A bigger issue is the lack of a service north other than to Filton Abbey Wood, although you can change there for south Wales or Gloucester. Not having a direct service to Parkway from Ashley Down looks like a serious limitation. |
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« Reply #174 on: September 14, 2024, 21:29:32 » |
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The ORR» has approved the station cfor opening on that day. I will post the URL later when I get home it's on Twitter hereor 'here on their websiteORR authorises new Bristol Ashley Down station ahead of public opening
12 September 2024
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has authorised the new Ashley Down railway station ahead of its public opening on Saturday 28 September. The new station will facilitate a new hourly service into Bristol Temple Meads.
Ashley Down is part of the MetroWest programme of rail enhancements, which has seen the re-opening of the Henbury Line and new stations at Henbury and North Filton. It is located on the site of the previous Ashley Hill Train station, which closed in 1964.
ORR’s authorisation of the station covers the construction of two new, 126m long platforms, a sheltered footbridge with lifts and stairs connecting both platforms, shelters, signage, and other works including track realignment.
ORR’s authorisation is a key milestone in getting new, upgraded or renewed infrastructure, such as Ashley Down, ready to open. It confirms that standards on areas like health and safety, accessibility, environmental protection, and reliability and availability have been met.
ORR has worked with Network Rail and the West of England Combined Authority from the outset of the project to support them through the authorisation process, ensuring that important checks and surveys are carried out.
Giles Turner, Head of Interoperability and Rail Vehicle Engineering at ORR, said:
This is a significant upgrade for connectivity in and around Bristol and we look forward to seeing the station open for passengers shortly.
We’re pleased to have played our part in getting Ashley Down ready to open. Our team worked closely with both Network Rail and the West of England Combined Authority to support them through the authorisation process, just as we do for new trains and infrastructure across the country. |
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« Reply #175 on: September 22, 2024, 15:37:27 » |
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Bristol Rail Campaign members will be on the first public train from Temple Meads to Ashley Down, leaving Temple Meads at 07.25 on Saturday 28th Sept. Anyone wishing to join our contingent will be most welcome!
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« Reply #176 on: September 26, 2024, 13:13:11 » |
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The schedule for 2U09 EXD» 0759>CDF» 1023 on Sunday 29th September has been modified with an additional stop at ASD. RTT» shows that this service will not stop at ASD on subsequent Sundays so the assumption has to be that this is purely for the England v Australia cricket match. Several gold stars to GWR▸ for making this happen.
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« Reply #177 on: September 27, 2024, 14:03:52 » |
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The great and the good ! Appear to have opened the Station this morning there was a very brief snippet on ITV West lunchtime news ,more this evening I would venture.
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« Reply #178 on: September 27, 2024, 15:09:30 » |
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The great and the good ! Appear to have opened the Station this morning there was a very brief snippet on ITV West lunchtime news ,more this evening I would venture.
What a shame that they don't appears to number the public who have campaigned so hard for they and for whom the station is provided amongst the great and the good! Bristol Rail Campaign members will be on the first public train from Temple Meads to Ashley Down, leaving Temple Meads at 07.25 [tomorrow] on Saturday 28th Sept. Anyone wishing to join our contingent will be most welcome!
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« Reply #179 on: September 27, 2024, 16:10:13 » |
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The great and the good ! Appear to have opened the Station this morning there was a very brief snippet on ITV West lunchtime news ,more this evening I would venture. Indeed, Network Rail Western tweeted about this not too long ago....    |
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