Bikes at Temple Meads Great Western Railway (GWR) have announced engineering works over the Christmas period. Some routes will be diverted and buses will replace some trains (the buses can carry folding bikes only). Travel to London No trains will run on the GWR network on 25 or 26 December, and on 24 and 27 December there will be no trains running between London Paddington and Slough. Some long distance trains will be diverted to London Marylebone. GWR suggest that you can also travel to London on South Western Railway from Reading,…

We’ve been notified of restrictions to carrying cycles on the replacement bus services in operation while Bath station is being modernised this April.  This leaflet has further details GWR Bath Station Modernisation leaflet TPOD3 FINAL, but the key points are: Weekend of 8/9 April – Buses replace trains Bristol Temple Meads – Bath – Chippenham – Westbury Monday 10 to Thursday 13 April – Trains run, but there will be slightly less capacity than normal in the Bath area Good Friday to Easter Monday inc – Buses replace trains Bristol Temple Meads – Bath – Chippenham – Westbury Tuesday 18 to Friday 21 April – Trains…

We are strong supporters of Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways (FOSBR) and they have just launched an online rail travel survey to feed into the WEP Joint Transport Plan and inform their campaign strategy – see the FOSBR website or follow the link https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/LWQBS7T The national Association of Train Operating Companies is interested in learning more about travel by cycle-rail. Here’s what they’re after: The number of cycle-rail users is growing each year and so it’s important that the Association of Train Operating Companies, understand how best to provide you with helpful information when you’re planning a rail journey…