Barrs Court Red Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/1billion-jackpot-fund-long-awaited-Bristol-Metro/story-16481396-detail/story.html Part of the Bristol Metro scheme has Ashton Gate as a station, which will make traveling to matches far easier for many. Not sure what the time frame is, but I fully expect to be travelling by train in time for the 2072/73 season.....after getting a rocket from Mars into Bristol Galatic space port Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillzider Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 I've seen dog shit on the tracks there. Fills all the criteria of being registered as a village green ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park End Boy Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 I've seen dog shit on the tracks there. Fills all the criteria of being registered as a village green ! Start digging the pits ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 I hope the Main station will be BANG next to the new stadium, and Long Ashton and surrounding areas are dug up to make room for storage, or whatever just dig it up and destroy that part of Bristol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarf Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Tunneling technology has come a long way. Why don't they build an underground network but with the stations above ground to save money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted July 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 I think tunnles are treble the cost of land tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park End Boy Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Tunneling technology has come a long way. Why don't they build an underground network but with the stations above ground to save money? I dont think the floating harbour would stay floating, plus the cost is prohibitive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Ashton Gate halt would be convenient for the new Bristol Airport second runway to be built at Ashton Vale............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real_bristol Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Why was it closed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted July 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Beeching report I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park End Boy Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Why was it closed? Opened by the Great Western Railway, the station closed due to economies during the First World War. It then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board in 1964, then briefly reopened for traffic to the football ground until 1977, and temporarily re-opened in May 1984 to serve Mission England, a series of evangelical rallies by Billy Graham at the football ground.[1] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 5, 2012 Admin Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Amazing that all the new transfer links are being put in place (New link road / train links), as Long Ashton stands surely there is not enough demand for these. Often wonder if they are more confident about Ashton Vale taking place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Not wanting to pour water on the idea and knowing a little about trains It ain't gonna happen The most I have ever seen waiting to head towards Weston super mare after a game was approx 100 with about 20 wanting to go towards temple meads The cheap day return from parson street to weston is £6:10p Thats 600 quid maximum the train company would get every two weeks for nine months of the year 23 matches at 600 quid means £9,800 a year How much do think it costs just to tarmac the platform? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmabbuttshair Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 http://www.thisisbri...tail/story.html Part of the Bristol Metro scheme has Ashton Gate as a station, which will make traveling to matches far easier for many. Not sure what the time frame is, but I fully expect to be travelling by train in time for the 2072/73 season.....after getting a rocket from Mars into Bristol Galatic space port You can go by train, I fully intend to have my head, which will be in a glass jar, perserved forever, travel by a Star Trek style transporter beam, no peasent travel for this floating head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted July 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Not wanting to pour water on the idea and knowing a little about trains It ain't gonna happen The most I have ever seen waiting to head towards Weston super mare after a game was approx 100 with about 20 wanting to go towards temple meads The cheap day return from parson street to weston is £6:10p Thats 600 quid maximum the train company would get every two weeks for nine months of the year 23 matches at 600 quid means £9,800 a year How much do think it costs just to tarmac the platform? Errr it isnt just for football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Not wanting to pour water on the idea and knowing a little about trains It ain't gonna happen The most I have ever seen waiting to head towards Weston super mare after a game was approx 100 with about 20 wanting to go towards temple meads The cheap day return from parson street to weston is £6:10p Thats 600 quid maximum the train company would get every two weeks for nine months of the year 23 matches at 600 quid means £9,800 a year How much do think it costs just to tarmac the platform? Imagine how many people from the Portishead and Pill areas would use the line on a daily basis to travel to and from Bristol for work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Guys we could play ping pong with the idea all day long Portishead is a dead end station with a population of 22,000 and one way out towards Bristol Keynsham population approx 16,000 and sits between two large towns Take a trip to Keynsham station, between first train of the day and 10:00am its quite busy Then after that, very few alight or board between 10:00am and 4pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real_bristol Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Opened by the Great Western Railway, the station closed due to economies during the First World War. It then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board in 1964, then briefly reopened for traffic to the football ground until 1977, and temporarily re-opened in May 1984 to serve Mission England, a series of evangelical rallies by Billy Graham at the football ground.[1] Cheers! So Ashton Gate really IS a church! Not wanting to pour water on the idea and knowing a little about trains It ain't gonna happen The most I have ever seen waiting to head towards Weston super mare after a game was approx 100 with about 20 wanting to go towards temple meads The cheap day return from parson street to weston is £6:10p Thats 600 quid maximum the train company would get every two weeks for nine months of the year 23 matches at 600 quid means £9,800 a year How much do think it costs just to tarmac the platform? What about the rail traffic to/from temple meads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Not wanting to pour water on the idea and knowing a little about trains It ain't gonna happen The most I have ever seen waiting to head towards Weston super mare after a game was approx 100 with about 20 wanting to go towards temple meads The cheap day return from parson street to weston is £6:10p Thats 600 quid maximum the train company would get every two weeks for nine months of the year 23 matches at 600 quid means £9,800 a year How much do think it costs just to tarmac the platform? 10K a year for the next 100 years = 1,000,000, not a bad return for 50K's worth of tarmac. Not to mention the people travelling to the new arena for concerts at AV. You got to think long term NTTDS, infrastructure investment opens up all sorts of possibilities, think of standing on the bridge welcoming the chelsea and man utd fans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Guys we could play ping pong with the idea all day long Portishead is a dead end station with a population of 22,000 and one way out towards Bristol Keynsham population approx 16,000 and sits between two large towns Take a trip to Keynsham station, between first train of the day and 10:00am its quite busy Then after that, very few alight or board between 10:00am and 4pm 22'000? Yeah going up to neary 30000+ when finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 I believe these are funding, ownership and management changes put in place by the Coalition Gov't. Enabling councils around the country to run their own affairs without Whitehall funding, meddling or laborious waiting. Good news and credit to the coalition... hurahhhhh.... hurahhhhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 For those who are old enough remember circa 1973 We had Richard Cottrell who promised a metro for our City Well it didn't happen FORTY YEARS later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Errr it isnt just for football There must be huge demand from the thousands of dog walkers wanting to get down to the village green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 This is changing the paradigm in infrastructure funding, make no bones about it. For the first time, clearly in decades, Bristol has presented a case to central Gov't for collecting and keeping taxes raised by such infrastructure and by pledging to re-invest those taxes which will increase, by definition. They won that submission. In short, Bristol now has to make this happen or it will have the agreement rescinded. it is a 10 year initial deal and is really excellent news for Bristol, South Glos and North Somerset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall King Blox Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 This is changing the paradigm in infrastructure funding, make no bones about it. For the first time, clearly in decades, Bristol has presented a case to central Gov't for collecting and keeping taxes raised by such infrastructure and by pledging to re-invest those taxes which will increase, by definition. They won that submission. In short, Bristol now has to make this happen or it will have the agreement rescinded. it is a 10 year initial deal and is really excellent news for Bristol, South Glos and North Somerset. I agree, this is the first time in a long time that i have actually smiled at a gov decision, we, as a city need to build for the future, for all, for our children our grandchildren & great grandchildren, this is a total Must, please brizzle, dont balls it up with inner fighting, join together for a better and brighter future for us all, i know it's a long haul, just do it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park End Boy Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Wonder if the 'Ship and Castle' could be resurrected as well...... Now theres a shout, cider at the whitening yard, been a long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Not wanting to pour water on the idea and knowing a little about trains It ain't gonna happen http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/100-million-Bristol-Metro-train-network-2016/story-16492523-detail/story.html It is, with Ashton Gate running by 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 http://www.thisisbri...tail/story.html It is, with Ashton Gate running by 2016. So why are we pissing about with this stupid guided bus route.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 22'000? Yeah going up to neary 30000+ when finished +2 as of our move to the Port Marine area last Friday and yes there is still substantial building going on around the old dock area. I am surprised that the developers weren't asked to contribute to the cost of reviving the rail link with this increase. The "Portbury Mile" has been greatly improved and it only took me 25 minutes to Victoria street this morning but another 5-8k moving in will greatly increase the amount of traffic again. The potential route is there already, upgrading work would be a healthy investment in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 So why are we pissing about with this stupid guided bus route.. Because "if we don't spend the money now we won't get any". So millions spent on a system noone wants, because they can have the chance of spending money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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