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« Reply #1260 on: May 01, 2026, 06:34:27 » |
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Radio Bristol reporting a contract is being signed today for continued construction work on the Portishead line,
not sure if they also said thee will be a "special train" going onto the line to celebrate the contract being signed.
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« Reply #1261 on: May 01, 2026, 09:35:09 » |
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Radio Bristol reporting a contract is being signed today for continued construction work on the Portishead line,
not sure if they also said thee will be a "special train" going onto the line to celebrate the contract being signed.
Just got there (though with no report of arrival). https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U82988/2026-05-01/detailed#allox_id=0A suitably low-key (and low-speed) vehicle? |
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« Reply #1262 on: May 01, 2026, 09:59:44 » |
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It would be interesting if it tried to go any further than the Portbury Dock stop board.... seeing as most of the track has been lifted...shades of the runaway train in the Titfield thunderbolt
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« Reply #1263 on: May 01, 2026, 10:44:57 » |
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Photo here, courtesy of Simon Hickman.
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« Reply #1265 on: May 01, 2026, 16:37:17 » |
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Help! Mayday! Mayday! Posset needs a proper train..not a British Leyland cast off from 50 years ago!
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« Reply #1266 on: May 01, 2026, 16:47:06 » |
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Thanks. Oops, I'd absent-mindedly slung it in an image tag.
Simon's photo brought to mind the one below. It's a mobile phone scan of a smallish image in a book of photos, in the museum at Coleford in the Forest of Dean. collection and I should have noted the author at the time. The photo's a treasure, for the manicured lineside, the ballast shoulders on gravel, the model-railway-like track.
That small museum's a very worthwhile visit. Its opening hours are restricted so it's good to check those before travelling. It's very reachable via a bus from Gloucester among other ways. (I'm tempted to ask if any reader has visited Coleford by rail.)
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« Reply #1267 on: May 02, 2026, 03:03:56 » |
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ITV west covered as their lead story at 6pm and BBC» covered it as well on their 6.30pm local news.
You have 24 hours only to catch up on the local news on the i-player thingy
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« Reply #1268 on: May 02, 2026, 15:27:47 » |
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Where did they find the orange Class 14x, presumably mainline certified? Why did GWR▸ not (attempt) to provide the rolling stock, especially since Mark Hopwood was present?
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« Reply #1269 on: May 02, 2026, 15:34:44 » |
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« Reply #1270 on: May 02, 2026, 15:54:56 » |
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"Locomotive Services Limited’s preserved Class 142 No 142003" (from Modern Railway magazine.)
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« Reply #1271 on: May 05, 2026, 10:07:43 » |
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That explains the orange train that passed Southbound in the Worle area, though not sure where it was heading to
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« Reply #1272 on: June 18, 2026, 14:33:47 » |
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Network Rail have published their first Portishead line newsletter with extra drop in days next week.
I have signed up to receive digital notifications about the restoration of the railway from Bristol to Portishead – and welcome to the first edition of our newsletter. We’ll be sharing updates of progress on site, traffic management and dates of future community drop-ins. Please get in touch if you have any questions. You’ll find all our details at the end of this email.
Community drop-in sessions
Our next sessions will be held on:
Tuesday 23 June, 3.30 - 7.30pm, Pill Community Centre
Thursday 25 June, 3.30 - 7.30pm, Somerset Hall, Portishead
Everyone is welcome to attend. Our team will be available with more information and to take any questions.
Progress in Portishead
In Portishead, we're setting up our site compound off Harbour Road. A new road and roundabout is being built to move Quays Avenue closer to Sainsburys. This creates space for the new Portishead station.
To allow work to progress, a one-way system will be in use on Harbour Road between Newfoundland Way and the roundabout from Monday 22 June until autumn 2026. Traffic will only flow east, towards the roundabout. A diversion via Wyndham Way and Station Road will be clearly signposted.
Portishead to Sheepway
Between Portishead and Sheepway we've been preparing the area ready for new track to be laid. Tree stumps have been removed, vegetation has been cleared and the old track has been taken up.
Marsh Lane bridge
Marsh Lane bridge is one of four bridges between Portishead and Pill that carries traffic over the railway. They all need to be strengthened to keep the future railway safe. Work to Marsh Lane bridge was completed ahead of schedule, with the road now reopened to traffic. Additional masonry repairs took place to the Victorian structure.
Sheepway bridge
From 25 June until October, we’re strengthening Sheepway bridge. There will be no access for vehicles or pedestrians and a diversion will be clearly signposted. The X4 bus will be diverted via The Portbury Hundred and a shuttle bus will operate between Station Road, Portbury, and Sainsbury’s in Portishead from 7am to 7pm, seven days a week.
Progress in Pill
In Pill, a significant milestone has been achieved with the demolition of the old Station House. This makes way for the new station forecourt. Our site compound at Monmouth Road is being established, with hoardings now erected to help contain dust and noise.
Starting on Monday 29 June until autumn 2026, work will begin to excavate the embankment alongside the railway. This will create space for the new station platform.
Pill Memorial Club
We'll soon begin work to improve the bus stops near Pill Memorial Club. To allow the work to take place, four-way traffic lights will be in place on Lodway, Heywood Road, Station Road and Pill Memorial Club from 3 August to 27 November.
Marsh Lane right of way diversion
To prevent construction traffic from driving through Pill, we're creating a temporary haul road from Marsh Lane to Pill station. To allow this to happen, the public right of way between Marsh Lane bridge and Pill will be temporarily diverted from Monday 6 July until construction is complete in 2028. A clearly signed diversion will be in place via Marsh Lane, Church Road, Debecca’s Lane, Stoneyfields and Lodway Close.
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« Reply #1273 on: July 02, 2026, 06:33:03 » |
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The rearranged drop in sessions are Tuesday 14th July at Pill Community Centre, and Thursday 16th July at Somerset Hall Portishead, 3.30pm to 7.30 pm.
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« Reply #1274 on: July 10, 2026, 16:03:08 » |
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There is a new Network Rail newsletter on their website dated July 2026 with maps,explanations and photographs.
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