Save Our Trains
22 November 2007How many times have you been stuck, fuming, in a traffic queue? The crazy thing is, Bristol has a superb suburban railway infrastructure which is currently going to waste.
We are way behind comparable cities like Birmingham when it comes to public transport. Moreover, Bristol City Council was planning to further reduce our public transport infrastructure by pulling funding from the Seven Beach to Temple Meads line.
Charlotte said, "With congestion costing Bristol Business around £1 million pounds a week, and with climate change becoming an ever greater threat to our way of life, we can't afford this kind of short-term false economy. That's why I've been lobbying with Friends of Bristol Suburban Railways (FOSBR) for a more frequent service on the Severn Beach to Temple Meads line.
And the campaign was a success! The Council finally decided to allocate £140,000 to support improved services for the first quarter of operation between winter 2007 and Spring 2008 with more allocated in the Medium Term Financial Plan as a three year trial. So huge congratulations to FOSBR, and please show your support for our local rail by getting out of the traffic queues into the trains!