Six new stations between Cardiff and Severn Tunnel - proposal

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[froome]

Bit slow to come to this thread, but I see grahame was in naughty schoolboy mode when he translated Horfield as 'Maes Butain'...

I'm reminded of Adge Cutler's 'Bristol Song', with its line 'All the girls in Horfield, are quite respectable really'. This kind of thing was considered amusing in the 1970s.

Anyway, from my researches, and oddly enough all things considered, a better translation would be 'Tir Agored Budr', though FoSBR^» (Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways - site) would have it as 'Ffordd Gwnstabl'

Indeed, though the actual derivation of Hor isn't much better, as it meant 'dirty' and probably meant the area was always muddy.

[Noggin]

Looks like this is ticking along https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-welsh-governments-to-explore-new-rail-links-between-south-wales-and-england

The UK^▸ (United Kingdom) and Welsh governments have today announced they are working together on a £2.7 million study, funded by the UK government, to develop options for new stations and services on the South Wales Main Line.

[grahame]

From Bristol 24/7

Transport for Wales (TfW^▸ (Transport for Wales)) is now looking for feedback on the designs of the potential stations at Cardiff East, Newport West, Somerton, Llanwern and Magor & Undy.

Passengers are also being asked for their views on new train services between Cardiff, Bristol and Cheltenham Spa that could provide the new stations with up to four trains per hour and increase frequencies at existing local stations on the route.

[grahame]

Two days left to make your consultation input - https://haveyoursay.tfw.wales/sew-new-stations-and-services

[rogerpatenall]

Reminds me of a request received by the management of our bakery in Cardiff that all signage should be bilingual. A quick look round the bakery showed that all important signage was already bilingual - English and Urdu.

[Noggin]

Reminds me of a request received by the management of our bakery in Cardiff that all signage should be bilingual. A quick look round the bakery showed that all important signage was already bilingual - English and Urdu.

Back in the day when I was at University in Cardiff, there were five times more Greek than Welsh speakers in our hall of residence (they had their own), but every notice had to be translated into Welsh.

[grahame]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14kdvzdjlgo

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her spending review on Wednesday to announce £445m over 10 years for new rail projects in north and south Wales.

The Treasury has backed plans for five new stations in Cardiff, Newport and Monmouthshire, as well as upgrades in north Wales, with £348m to be spent between 2026 and 2030.

It follows years of complaints of underinvestment in the Welsh railway network.

[Chris from Nailsea]

Hmm. 

While I do fully support that 'commitment' to invest substantially in the railway infrastructure in South Wales, it's not all guaranteed.

Rachel Reeves has proposed spending that budget until 2030.  However, Parliaments are limited to five years - so, 5 years on from 4 July 2024, her Government could be out of office by 4 July 2029 (or possibly earlier, depending on developments).

Just saying.   

[TonyK]

Hmm. 

While I do fully support that 'commitment' to invest substantially in the railway infrastructure in South Wales, it's not all guaranteed.

Rachel Reeves has proposed spending that budget until 2030.  However, Parliaments are limited to five years - so, 5 years on from 4 July 2024, her Government could be out of office by 4 July 2029 (or possibly earlier, depending on developments).

Just saying.   

Best to get the contracts signed and as much spent by 2029 then.

[anthony215]

Go ahead been given for these new stations and tfw already pushing to.run an hourly service to Bristol TM^▸ (Train Manager, or Ticket Machine, or Temple Meads (Bristol), depending on context) in addition to the  current 2tph GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) service.

Local rumours suggest  that as part of the procurement being done by tfw for extra new rolling stock another batch of class 756s will be getting ordered although geared for 90mph top.speed.

Seems the batteries on tfws  756s are performing far better that suggested by stadler

[grahame]

Go ahead been given for these new stations and tfw already pushing to.run an hourly service to Bristol TM^▸ (Train Manager, or Ticket Machine, or Temple Meads (Bristol), depending on context) in addition to the  current 2tph GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) service.

Repeating myself (and others) here - delighted for those places, residents and visitors on the Welsh side of the Severn.  How about sorting out the South Gloucestershire side too where there's a moribund station with latent potential especially if a little work is done over and above just fixing the station, and where there's a major employment area that's a road congestion nightmare that the railway passes and ignores.

[anthony215]

Go ahead been given for these new stations and tfw already pushing to.run an hourly service to Bristol TM^▸ (Train Manager, or Ticket Machine, or Temple Meads (Bristol), depending on context) in addition to the  current 2tph GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) service.

Repeating myself (and others) here - delighted for those places, residents and visitors on the Welsh side of the Severn.  How about sorting out the South Gloucestershire side too where there's a moribund station with latent potential especially if a little work is done over and above just fixing the station, and where there's a major employment area that's a road congestion nightmare that the railway passes and ignores.

If your talking about piling I agree it should be looked at putting the stop into the tfw stopping service. Even a regular hourly service would be a game changer for that station