TRAM-TRAIN CONSIDERED FOR METROWEST

摘要

AUTHORITIES IN the West of England have engaged the team which worked on the Sheffield tram-train project to investigate whether a similar solution would be suitable for the Portishead line in Somerset. Reopening of the Portishead line forms part of the MetroWest programme, which includes enhancements to rail services across the Bristol conurbation. Phase 1A includes the introduction of half-hourly services on the Severn Beach line and to Westbury via Bath, with Phase 1B involving reopening the line to Portishead, including upgrading of 9km of the Portbury freight line and reinstating 5km of the disused railway between Pill and Portishead.