Network Track Record

摘要

FURTHER consultation has taken place into the viability of reopening the Bristol to Portishead line to passengers. Costs for the first phase of the project have almost trebled, from £58million to between f 145m and £175m, putting the proposed half-hourly service beyond reach. The new consultation sought feedback about an hourly service - known as MetroWest Phase 1 - using a scaled-back version of the proposed infrastructure, but still serving two new stations at Pill and Portishead. Around five miles of the route is already used by freight trains to Portbury Docks, and would need only minor modifications, but the remaining section requires more extensive rebuilding.